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Oxfam Press Release - 30 May 2005
Oxfam's response to media criticism of white band sourcing
Oxfam is committed to ethical purchasing as part of our work to overcome poverty and suffering. All members of the Make Poverty History coalition are working hard to ensure that the white bands we distribute are produced as ethically as possible.
Like the rest of the Make Poverty History coalition, Oxfam was concerned about the ethical audits that have come back on the Chinese factories lined up to supply white bands. After receiving the reports we agreed formal action plans to address the concerns raised which have been carried out.
We can reassure people wanting to support the campaign, that the one million white bands on sale in Oxfam shops and through Oxfam's online stores have been sourced in line with our ethical purchasing policy. We are confident that all these bands are having a positive impact both on the workers in the factories where the bands are being produced who are benefiting from improved conditions and also in building public support for the Make Poverty History campaign.
We will continue to focus all our efforts on the fight to overcome poverty and injustice, and to ensure that our own supply chains are consistent with that aim.
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