Say to Tesco: 'Every Worker Counts'
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Union takes migrant worker fight to Tesco AGM - article from
the Guardian, 30 June 2009
Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union, believes it’s time to lift
the lid on the evidence about the treatment of workers employed by
companies in the British and Irish meat supply industry that
supplies Tesco stores. In many cases a permanent two-tier workforce
has been created, one where mainly migrant agency workers are on
even lower pay and worse conditions than the directly employed
workers. In some cases the exploitation of workers is shocking.
Unite the union gave its evidence to Tesco and other major
retailers more than a year ago. Despite talks and independent
research which backed the workers’ claims, Tesco has failed to take
effective action by insisting that the meat supply industry stops
exploiting its workforce.
We are calling on Tesco to value its supply chain because every
worker counts. Unite believes supermarkets should face up to their
responsibilities to workers employed by companies in the British
and Irish meat supply industry.
Play your part today and sign our petition. We will make sure
your views are passed to Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco.
It is time for Tesco to value its supply
chain because every worker counts!
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