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"marks-and-spencer": {
    "names": [
        "Marks & Spencer",
        "Marks and Spencer plc",
        "M and S",
        "M&S",
        "MKS"
    ],
    "comment": "Marks & Spencer's supply chain has been criticized for labor abuses like forced overtime, denial of breaks, and underage workers at factories in Cambodia and elsewhere [1], as well as underpaying workers on berry farms supplying its groceries [2]. The company has faced protests over stocking Israeli goods [3] and an Oxfam report found poverty wages, discrimination, and health issues in its food and footwear supply chains despite audits clearing the company [4].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/marks-and-spencer-gap-h-and-m-adidas-cambodian-factories-workers-rights",
        "2": "https://www.grocerygazette.co.uk/2022/01/25/uk-supermarkets-linked-to-underpaid-farm-workers/",
        "3": "https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sparks-fly-marks-protesters-clash-israel/",
        "4": "https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2021/01/ms-under-scrutiny-over-supply-chain-worker-concerns/"
    },
    "tags": [
        "supermarket",
        "retail",
        "child labour",
        "discrimination",
        "bad working conditions"
    ],
    "score": 40,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/M%26S_logo.svg",
    "siteUrl": "https://marksandspencer.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2024-03-30T21:00:09.606Z"
},