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H&M, global union team up to teach labour relations at suppliers

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Published Mon, Nov 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Stockholm

    FASHION retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) said on Tuesday it had agreed with IndustriALL Global Union to jointly train its direct suppliers and their workers in how to improve relations and dialogue between social partners.

    The Asian garment industry has been shaken by labour unrest over low wages and poor working conditions, such as pay protests in Cambodia last year in which police shot dead several workers.

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