...This response is referring to the allegations of human rights abuses in connection with the report ‘Made in Europe’ by Clean Clothes Campaign. The report mentions C&A as one of the fashion retailers sourcing from suppliers with production units in Ukraine. 

C&A is working hard to increase the transparency of where our products are being made... Since 2015 we have publicly disclosed our suppliers’ production units which now covers 100% of our tier-1 and tier-2 factories [...] for all markets, globally...

Our requirements are set clearly in our Global Supplier Code of Conduct, which is implemented throughout our supply chain. The code provides a uniform set of expectations for suppliers on legal compliance, labour practices and environmental performance, supported by a comprehensive set of guidelines...

C&A is aware of the situation that in some countries like Ukraine the legal minimum wages and even the average wages paid in different industries such as garment & textile may not be high enough to sufficiently cover the living cost of a worker. As a ‘living wage’ is something that cannot be achieved by retailers and brands alone, we have collaborated with others in an industry wide initiative- ACT on living wages...