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Tesco halts Xmas card production over alleged forced labour

Graham Watson

22nd December 2019

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A Christmas story with a difference. In this case, a worker in a Chinese card factory producing cards for Tesco smuggled out a message highlighting working conditions.

The message read: "We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison China. Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights organisation." As a result, Tesco have delisted the supplier.

This is a good example of the extent to which the narrow pursuit of profit can compromise ethical standards.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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