Can you imagine a gigantic international furniture factory that performs in an ethical way, if you know that such an industry requires a lot of human labour and that animal skins are needed for the production of their goods.
A few years ago, Ikea has been accused of employing children in foreign countries. There were eye-witnesses who told their story to the newspaper. Maybe Ikea intended to reduce the production costs?
Nevertheless, this company is on the right path now. They don't want their customers to think that they behave unethically. They want to be trusted.
Moreover, the company promises to be ruthless if they discover wrong labour circumstances by their subcontractors. Ikea wants them to give their workers a fair salary and to allow them to be syndicated. Child labour is forbidden.
Thanks to all these initiatives, Ikea escaped from a menacing international boycott, which could have ended in a financial disaster.
Silke Delahaye
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