Bangladesh: Abuse at garment factories

Supermarket firms Tesco and Asda have said they are looking into allegations of worker abuse at garment factories used by their suppliers in Bangladesh.

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The retailers' comments came after a Guardian investigation claimed that workers making clothes were paid as little as four pence an hour.

In its report, the Guardian claims that garment workers are regularly forced to work 80 hours a week in factories where conditions are often violent, and where staff do not have access to trade unions.

Tesco said it had done all it could to ensure "high standards and good conditions" in the country.

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