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Article

29 May 2006

Author:
AFX News Limited

Inditex looking into accusations of child labour in northern Portugal

Industria de Diseño Textil SA is looking into accusations reported in...[the] Expresso that one of its suppliers in northern Portugal employed children between the ages of 10-14 to sew shoes for its Zara [part of Inditex] chain...Following the...report, Inditex issued a statement in which it said that if the report is proven true, the events would imply 'a serious breach' of the retailer's conduct codes, which are included in all of the contracts signed with suppliers. The retailer has initiated a full investigation...