Pledge comes after a Guardian investigation found allegations of widespread exploitation suffered by meat plant workers across Europe
Read more: ‘The whole system is rotten’: life inside Europe’s meat industry
UK and European leading supermarkets say they would cut ties with any suppliers that did not meet their ethical standards after a Guardian investigation found allegations of widespread exploitation suffered by workers in meat plants across Europe.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), a representative body for UK retailers, including supermarkets and food-to-go restaurants, said companies carry out ethical audits of the suppliers they work with and would act on any information received through whistleblowers and investigations.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/supermarkets-vow-to-cut-ties-with-meat-suppliers-found-to-exploit-workers
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