Tesco says it has suspended production at a factory in China alleged to have forced foreign prisoners to help make charity Christmas cards and also withdrawn them from sale. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The message from a prisoner in China appeared in one of Tesco’s Christmas cards. A spokesman for Tesco said: “We abhor the use of prison labour and would never allow it in our supply chain. We were shocked by these allegations and immediately suspended the factory where these cards are produced and launched an investigation. Tesco donates £300,000 a year to three charities – the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK – from the sale of boxes of Christmas cards and it is understood they will still receive the full donation this year.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2019 09:40 UTC