After the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh that made Joe Fresh clothing killed 1,134 workers a decade ago, its Canadian parent company promised safe factories and fair wages.

Ten years later, an investigation by The Fifth Estate raises questions of whether Loblaw has delivered on that promise.

https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/made-in-bangladesh

#Joefresh #loblaws #ranaplaza

Made in Bangladesh: 10 years later

After the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh that made Joe Fresh clothing killed 1,134 workers a decade ago, its Canadian parent company promised safe factories and fair wages. Ten years later, an investigation by The Fifth Estate raises questions of whether Loblaw has delivered on that promise.

"Akter’s dreams, however, along with the dreams of the millions like her in Bangladesh, remain out of reach.

That’s despite big promises made by Canadian companies like Joe Fresh after the collapse of a massive garment factory in Bangladesh a decade ago that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured another 2,500" #loblaws #joefresh #explotation #deaths

https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/made-in-bangladesh

Made in Bangladesh: 10 years later

After the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh that made Joe Fresh clothing killed 1,134 workers a decade ago, its Canadian parent company promised safe factories and fair wages. Ten years later, an investigation by The Fifth Estate raises questions of whether Loblaw has delivered on that promise.

How much is Weston leg?

One day, starving people, are going to cook and eat the CEO of Loblaws. There's no other way to survive. Record profits, while people starve.. I've never tasted human flesh, pass a piece of the Weston family here, do we get PC points for a leg or arm?

Related: https://halifaxsocial.ca/@unionmaidns/109805751098491303
#Coast #Loblaws #Memo #Weston #Shareholders #Pricing #PresidentsChoice #NoName #JoeFresh #WonderBread #CountryHarvest #Gadoua #MaryMacIsaac #Marketing #PublicityStunt #Grocery #Monopoly

Margaret Anne (she/her) (@[email protected])

"The memo, and Loblaw’s aggressive Twitter PR campaign, made a lot of claims that all seem to hinge on us, the food eaters, believing that one of Canada’s most powerful companies is doing everything it can to help us, instead of doing everything it can to get more and more of our money and more and more powerful. The Coast called Loblaw to speak with Mary about the memo, but since we have not heard back, the memo will have to speak for itself." Read more at: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/how-ending-the-price-freeze-helps-loblaw-get-more-of-a-monopoly/Content?oid=30192511

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