Primark
last night I watched the BBC Ten o'clock news. What interested me most of all was the part they did on Primark and the use of labour at less than the minimum wage.
If this labour government is meant to be anything about the workers than the relevant minister must announce an immediate investigation into the allegations made by the BBC.
The use of cheap labour is not justified. Primark, and their suppliers must be investigated, and the silence on this issue is deafening. Could it be because we are talking about foreign workers in the UK being paid in cash and therefore not paying their taxes. I find it totally unaccpetable that goods are sold by a major High Street retailer at such low cost simply because they are not paying the statutory minimum wage and that taxes are being avoided.
An investigation now, and a statement from a government minister. Who could that minister be, the minister for employment, an unelected Lord Peter Mandelson?
If this labour government is meant to be anything about the workers than the relevant minister must announce an immediate investigation into the allegations made by the BBC.
The use of cheap labour is not justified. Primark, and their suppliers must be investigated, and the silence on this issue is deafening. Could it be because we are talking about foreign workers in the UK being paid in cash and therefore not paying their taxes. I find it totally unaccpetable that goods are sold by a major High Street retailer at such low cost simply because they are not paying the statutory minimum wage and that taxes are being avoided.
An investigation now, and a statement from a government minister. Who could that minister be, the minister for employment, an unelected Lord Peter Mandelson?
posted by Catch22 at 2:48 AM
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