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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Annie Kelly

Indian supplier to UK fashion brands agrees to pay £3m in unpaid wages

Shahi Exports, an Indian woven apparel and textiles manufacturer.
Shahi Exports, an Indian woven apparel and textiles manufacturer. Photograph: Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd.

India’s largest garment company has paid out an estimated £3m in unpaid wages to tens of thousands of workers, after two years of refusing to pay the legal minimum wage.

Last month Shahi Exports, which supplies dozens of international brands, agreed to pay nine months of back pay to about 80,000 workers, with further payments expected in the coming months that will increase the total paid back to workers to £7m.

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