Corporate accountability research

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Asda - poverty guaranteed

Asda’s own surveys show that workers who make its clothes are still being paid wages that leave them unable to feed, clothe and educate their families properly. New research by ActionAid shows that it doesn’t have to be this way. If Asda paid just two pence extra on each t-shirt it buys from India, the women who make them could be paid a living wage. Similar sums hold true for workers across the developing world.

By ActionAid

[05/07/2010]

1502 kb

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Who Pays? A living wage for Asian garment workers

Despite the spotlight on the clothing industry and a massive investment by retailers in corporate social responsibility, the wages and conditions of most garment workers have seen little improvement in the last 10 years, in fact in some cases they’ve got worse.

By ActionAid

[05/05/2010]

506 kb

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Why large suppliers must have access to the Ombudsman

ActionAid has substantial concerns regarding proposals to limit the size of suppliers eligible for coverage under the Supermarket Ombudsman scheme.

By ActionAid

[31/03/2010]

85 kb

PDF

Why indirect suppliers must have access to the Ombudsman

ActionAid is deeply concerned that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is considering only allowing direct suppliers access to the Supermarket Ombudsman.

By ActionAid

[31/03/2010]

96 kb

PDF

Outlandish tax poster

Tax poster

By ActionAid

[16/03/2010]

701 kb

PDF

Treasury Response Oct 09

Treasury response

By ActionAid

[21/10/2009]

494 kb

PDF

HungerFREE campaign guide

HungerFREE campaign guide

By ActionAid

[06/10/2009]

7903 kb

PDF

Who pays campaign guide

Thirty-two million of us shop in a supermarket every week, making UK supermarkets extremely powerful – both in our lives and in the lives of the people that produce the food and clothes we buy. As supermarkets continue to lower prices, who pays the real cost?

By ActionAid

[30/06/2008]

378 kb

PDF

Headline figures for Taxation solutions report

Headline figures for Taxation solutions report.

By ActionAid

[06/05/2008]

70 kb

DOC

Expectation Gap Methodology for Taxation solutions report

Expectation Gap Methodology for Taxation solutions report.

By ActionAid

[06/05/2008]

290 kb

PDF

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