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£33 per month average worker
salary in three out of four of Asda’s
pilot project factories, and the
living wage in Bangladesh is £100
per month (ActionAid UK, 2011).

“My expenses are much more than
my salary. It is very hard to run the
family and sometimes we have to
take loans to cover our costs” Nafeesa
Hossain (not her actual name), a garment worker in one of Asda’s pilot
factories (ActionAid Uk, 2011).

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