Tesco to discuss Bangladesh textile protest with suppliers

British supermarket giant Tesco will discuss the causes of protests by 25,000 textile workers in Bangladesh over the weekend with its suppliers, The Independent reported on Monday.
"We have recently audited all of our suppliers' sites in Bangladesh and do not believe the workers' grievances are related to these locations," a Tesco spokesman was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
"However as a responsible organisation we will of course discuss the issue with Nassa to make sure we understand whether this is a group-wide issue or if the workers were protesting about specific issues," he continued, referring to one of the supermarket's suppliers, the Nassa Group of textile manufacturers.
"We are very proud of our ethical trading standards, which have contributed to a higher standard of living for the employees of our suppliers in developing countries."
The workers walked off the job on Saturday in the Tejgaon Industrial Area in Dhaka and held protests in the streets, forcing the shutdown of most factories in the area, police said.