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Lilianne Ploumen
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Monday, 25 November 2013 - 09:57

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Ploumen Attacks 3 Dutch Textile Firms For Poor Wages

Lilianne Ploumen, minister for foreign trade and development cooperation, has criticized three Dutch textile companies for not signing agreements to provide workers in Bangladesh reasonable wages and safe environment. Garment Factory in Bangladesh / Wikipedia According to Ploumen, Coolcat, Wibra and Prénatal are makingproducts at their in factories in Bangladesh, where the workers will be exploited and working conditions are not safe, the AD reports. The companies were not reachable for comments, the newspaper said.

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