DfID scheme accused of 'putting UK aid in pockets of wealthy companies'

£6.85m programme places emphasis on benefit to businesses rather than protecting workers in the developing world, say critics A newly announced aid programme that promises to help workers in the developing world supplying goods to British high street chains like Marks & Spencer, Primark and Morrisons has been condemned for using taxpayers’ money to “pick up the bill” for improving workforce conditions. The £6.85m scheme, announced on Thursday by international development secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is being promoted explicitly as benefitting British consumers to ensure they “can continue to buy affordable, high quality goods from around the world”. Continue reading...
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