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If it helps, most large brands do take efforts to ensure that their factories and manufacturing partners adopt safety and worker rights measures. Ikea, for inst
by puranjay 7y ago
If it helps, most large brands do take efforts to ensure that their factories and manufacturing partners adopt safety and worker rights measures. Ikea, for instance, forced one of its Indian manufacturing partners to start an on-premise school for its workers' children. It also delayed production by a nearly year to ensure that the supplier could meet all its safety regulations.
I've seen this first hand in Ludhiana, India. I know the narrative from the Nike sweat shop days still holds, but large brands are very aware of the backlash they could face and make efforts to improve working conditions wherever they can. If you're a worker in say, India, you're better off working at a factory affiliated with Ikea than one selling to local brands.