PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Developing Countries: Conditions of Employment (12 March 2015)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve working conditions in developing countries.

Asked by:
Karl Turner (Labour)

Answer

We are improving working conditions through our country programmes and through global standards. For example, in Bangladesh, we are providing over £7 million to improve working conditions and safety in 1,800 factories, and we support labour practices globally through the ethical trading initiative.


Answered by:
Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
18 March 2015

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