Date of publication: April 2, 2010
Source: AFP-Yahoo News
DHAKA – Supermarket giant Asda has installed webcams in two factories in Bangladesh, allowing viewers to see working conditions there in a bid to show it does not use "sweatshop" labour.
The webcams are "part of our effort to increase the transparency of the Asda business and show customers where their products come from," the company's website says.
Asda, along with other Western clothing makers, has been targeted in the past by campaigners for employing people in Bangladesh on low wages and in poor conditions, but it says it is committed to quality and fairness...