(MENAFN) A monitoring group said on Tuesday that big fashion brands are failing to protect Syrian refugees from "endemic" abuse in Turkish clothing factories supplying European retailers.
In detail, child labor, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey's garment industry.
According to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre that surveyed 38 major brands with Turkish factories in their supply chains, steps must be taking to protect refugee workers from exploitation.
"A handful of leading brands, like NEXT and New Look, demonstrate it is a moral imperative, and commercially viable, to treat refugees with respect," Phil Bloomer, the watchdog's executive director, said in a statement.
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