BURKINA FASO: Limited Brands, Fairtrade challenge child labour claims

Author: Petah Marian | 18 January 2012

US retailer Limited Brands and certification body Fairtrade International have challenged a series of allegations that claim child labour is used on farms in Burkina Faso that grow Fairtrade organic cotton used in Victoria's Secret garments.

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