Another great organisation campaigning for better labour standards for garment workers worldwide is Labour Behind The Label.

In the report entitled Taking Liberties: The Story Behind the UK Highstreet, LBTL reveal the harrowing conditions that exist within Indian garment factories, supplying major UK highstreet brands such as M&S, Debenhams, Miss Selfridge and Next. Workers are coerced in to working long hours in sweltering temperatures, subject to physical and verbal abuse and have limited access to sanitation facilities and clean drinking water. Those who state the desire to join labour unions report being victims of threats and violence.The reward for enduring the above conditions? £60 – less than half the living wage of £126 per month.

Which begs the question – why are we prepared to turn a blind eye to this? Would you want a member of your family to work in these conditions? If the answer is, “no”, then demonstrate your support to the workers’ cause by boycotting unethical brands, and instead provide your custom to those which enable a humane standard of living for workers within factories that supply its goods.