Clean Clothes Campaign
Better Bargain is an international campaign leaded by the Clean Clothes Campaign.
Walmart, Tesco, Carrefour, Aldi, and Lidl – with huge market shares and enormous buying power these are truly giants in the field of retail. But their performance when it comes to labour rights is anything but impressive. Garment workers in the workplaces that supply these and other retailers face poverty wages, forced overtime, and repression when they organise to improve conditions. The CCC believes these workers deserve a better bargain.
Discount retailers like Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Carrefour, and Walmart try to lure consumers into their shops with low, low prices. A man’s suit for £25 at Tesco, a woman’s dress for $9 at Walmart, or jeans for €8 at Carrefour. How do they do it?
If you’re a worker in the workshops or factories that supply these stores, you’ll have some of the answers – poverty wages, forced or unpaid overtime, no work contract, harsh repression of any attempts to organise to improve working conditions. These aren’t just problems for workers in the garment production supply chains for the international giants but also for the retailers who are giants in different national contexts. Companies like Primark in the UK, Upim in Italy, Casino in France and Kik in Germany.
Although these retailers sell many different products from a range of sectors, they have profound and ever-increasing power in the garment retail market. The CCC believes that workers rights must be respected and that consumers should be able to do their shopping in stores where they can be sure that every effort is being made to ensure that no human rights have been violated in the production of their clothing.
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