Did anyone see the press statement issued by US clothing retailer Gap on 28 October in response to press reports the previous week accusing it of selling clothes produced using child labour? I thought not. The gist of it was that Gap strictly prohibits the use of child labour anywhere in its supply chain and that its supplier subcontracted its order to an unauthorised subcontractor. Well, they would say that, wouldn't they! But to be fair, Gap probably has a more cohesive policy than most retailers on this issue and its record speaks for itself.
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