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Workers at Zara leave notes on clothes claiming fashion retailer has not paid them

Workers at Zara leave notes on clothes claiming fashion retailer has not paid them

"I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it," says a tag found at #Zara's Istanbul branch
Updated 05 Nov, 2017

Shoppers at the fashion retailer Zara in Istanbul have found unusual tags on their garments — complaints by Turkish workers who say they have not been paid for the merchandise in the store.

Workers from an outsourced manufacturer for Zara and other retailers have been going into Zara shops and leaving the tags inside clothes.

The tag reads “I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it.” It urges shoppers to back their campaign and pressure Zara into paying them.

The tags say the workers were employed by Bravo, which closed down overnight. Workers say the manufacturer owes them three months of pay as well as severance allowance.

Inditex, which owns Zara, did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press.

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Sunny Rajpoot Nov 05, 2017 12:24pm
I like Zara Jackets and I have
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junaid Nov 05, 2017 03:31pm
This is how you protest. Great lesson to people engaged in extremism and terrorism. Work with compassion, you will receive compassion, appeal to the heart of the people who can help you.
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jahangir achakzai Nov 05, 2017 04:50pm
so much for globalization . it is nothing but another word for exploitation .
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Ahmer Nov 05, 2017 08:20pm
Zara is very successful because of their no-stock policy and paying for their merchandise in cash where possible. This is why their products are good quality yet cheap comparatively. This issue could be local rather than the company itself. However they need to fix it asap.
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M. Ehmad Nov 06, 2017 12:43am
Extremely nice approach to have their views heard. Anyway how many people in Istanbul shop at ZARA.
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SOMETHINGFISHY Nov 06, 2017 10:12am
All big retailers squeeze the vendors as much as they can do. Eventually that trickles down to the workers. And the juice is often shared (because of completion) with the end buyer. Do not buy if a product is cheaper than its fair value. Then chances are you are squeezing some worker who is already at minimum (if not below ) pay rate.
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