The ethical charters signed by the British supermarkets in favour of a trade based on solidarity and responsible with their suppliers from developing countries are only covers to appear honorable, denounced ActionAid. The international NGO is calling upon the British government to create a regulating authority "to which the supermarkets would have to explain their actions abroad". (Ref. 070373)
After a nine-month enquiry, the international NGO denounced “growing profits realized by exploiting women who work in miserable and dangerous conditions”. They represent 60% to 90% of the workforce in the textile and agricultural sectors. In its report entitled “Who pays?” it observed the absence of results for the code of good behaviour and the Ethical Trade Initiative program, signed by all the chains of supermarket. “The supermarket giants have proved unwilling or unable to police themselves
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