H&M banned Super Spinning; a spinning mill in Coimbatore after a report claimed that five manufacturers over there exploited child labour and subjected workers, mostly women and girls, to “appalling” working conditions. Super Spinning Mills’ Managing Director A.S. Thirumoorthy said this report is totally false that we were unwilling to cooperate with H&M in a transparent way. He added, “Buyers from H&M and Decathlon regularly come and audit our facilities.” The mill complies with all Indian regulations relating to labour, and does not employ any children below the age of 15, Thirumoorthy informed. The decision follows a report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, or SOMO, and the India Committee of the Netherlands which said workers face forced labour conditions.
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