Oxfam slams U.K. supermarkets over worker abuses in supply chains
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Neil Hodge2019-10-11T16:47:00
In an effort to cut costs and raise revenue, U.K. supermarkets are endangering employees with such abuses as a lack of toilets, unsafe drinking water, and illnesses resulting from exposure to pesticides, says a new report from Oxfam.
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