"Many football tops, running vests and trainers on sale in the UK are made by sweatshop workers toiling long hours in hazardous conditions without trade union-rights, according to documents published by sportswear companies.
Two days before the Commonwealth Games begin, an analysis by The Independent of labour inspections by Nike, Puma and Adidas, the world's top brands, identified 281 rogue factories, whose failings ranged from the unsatisfactory to the abysmal."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/blood-sweat-and-tears-the-truth-about-how-your-sportswear-is-made-2094517.htmlQuelle surprise, but surely this is what the Tory party would like to introduce in the UK, if they thought they could get away with it.
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