英國廣播公司BBC 向Primark公司說：請警惕雇傭童工的供應商
Fashion fast chain Primark has terminated contracts with three Indian suppliers because they used child labour to finish goods. The suppliers sub-contracted smaller firms, which were using child labour to carry out embroidery and sequin work. The BBC's Panorama programme, which carried out a six-month investigation, alerted Primark to the problems. Consumers are increasingly demanding that companies produce goods in an ethical manner, turning the spotlight on worker wages and working conditions. The information provided by the BBC enabled us to identify that illegal sub-contracting had been taking place and to take action accordingly, Primark explained. According to Primark, the garments affected accounted for 0.04% of the retailers' worldwide sourcing. It added that the sub-contracting involved home working and in some instances children were also found to be working at home. We take this lapse in standards very seriously indeed, said Primark, which is owned by Associated British Foods. Under no circumstances would Primark ever knowingly permit such activities, whether directly through its suppliers or through third party sub-contractors. Under the terms of its code of practice for suppliers, Primark prohibits the use of child labour in its manufacturing chain. Primark says it will terminate relations with suppliers guilty of certain transgressions and those unwilling to make the necessary changes to their employment practices when breaches of its code are uncovered. Primark has proved one of the UK High Street's unquestioned success stories in recent years, its mixture of low prices and accessible fashion proving a hit with varying age groups. It currently has more than 170 stores and made a ￡200m profit last year on total sales of more than ￡1.6bn. Leading European and US retailers have come under growing pressure to ensure that workers in their supply chain - particularly in labour-intensive markets such as India and China - are not exploited. Companies such as Nike have responded to consumer concerns about ethical standards in the retail industry by making public details of all their suppliers. But charities and fairtrade groups have criticised other retailers for failing to follow suit and argued that many popular products continue to be sold in developed countries at a fraction of their true cost of production. A Panorama special on Primark will be broadcast on BBC1 at 9pm on 23 June. “英國廣播公司BBC所提供的信息讓我們能夠去發現這些非法的二次外包訂單的存在，而且也讓我們必須采取相應的措施來杜絕這些行為。”Primark公司解釋說。據primark公司的數據，這些涉及雇傭童工的成衣量占了該公司全球零售商全球訂單額的0.04%。而且該公司補充說“二次外方訂單涉及到了家庭生產模式而且在某些地方兒童在家里進行轉包的訂單工作。” “這種倒退在標準的控制產生的失誤是非常嚴重的。“，聯合英國食品公司的所屬Primark公司說。 ”Primark在任何情況下都不允許發展這樣的事情，無論是通過這些供應商還是通過第三方的轉包合同.” Primark公司在供應商行為準則的規定中明令禁止他的制造供應鏈雇傭童工。 Primark公司將會和這些有“犯罪”嫌疑的供應商，即對那些被發現違反公司準則并且沒有意愿采取'必要措施” 的公司終止合作關系.? 該公司目前擁有超過170家店,去年的營業額是16億英鎊,利潤為2億英鎊. 歐洲和美國的領先的零售商現在壓力越來越大,他們希望在他們的供應鏈當中的工人不要暴露這樣的勞工問題,特別是例如中國和印度的勞動密集型產業. 例如耐克NIKE公司已向消費者關注的零售行業的道德標準,向公眾發布了他們的供應商的詳細情況. 但是一些慈善機構和公平貿易團體已經對其他的沒有跟著做改變的零售商提出批評,而且尖銳指出了目前在很多發達國家的流行產品的售價只是占到其正規生產所需要成本的一小部分. 商業模式這個話題在現在的市場競爭中已經變得越來越重要。依靠引入新的商業模式來保持持續的變革和創新能力對于企業在快速變化的商業環境中存活并發展是極其重要的。對于目前的商業環境來說，商業模式是一種非常好... 對自由職業者的“10不”忠告在讀Kaplan和Norton的著作《專注于戰略的組織》的時候，我看到在其中的一章里提到了組織可以用于應對不同市場的三種戰略。這些戰略是由Treacy和Wiersema在他們的著作《成為市場領導者》... 第三章：吃皇糧 中國的體制受關系驅動，往往和誠實相背離。本章講述一個農民暴發戶在中國如瘟疫般蔓延的腐敗的最黑暗深處的旅程，他的故事將向你展示這中間的糾葛，并把選擇擺在你的面前。 這是最后一把骰子，鋌... 當你嘗試在互聯網上尋找某人時，Google并不是唯一的工具。在過去的兩年中，一些新的針對真人的搜索引擎面世，這些搜索引擎提供了更好的方式來通過名字、代號、特定區域和工作地點來精確搜索到特定人物。Whi... 核心新聞 -在全球每個地區，商業都比政府或媒體更受到信任，這是從第八年度Edelman信任晴雨表獲得的結論，它是一項3,100名意見領袖的調查，在制度、公司和信息源各方面對18個國家進行權衡后得到的...