- Ikea’s Malaysia stores have cut ties with a labour provider after an internal investigation found a breach of the retailer’s policies.
- The investigation revealed that many security guards working in Ikea’s Malaysia stores had paid fees to secure their jobs.
- The recruitment fees charged contravened Ikea’s code of conduct rules.
- The incident has been reported to local authorities and the Nepalese embassy.
- Ikea is the latest brand to be caught up in a controversy over recruitment fees in developing countries.
Ikea cuts ties with security services supplier over labour policy breach
Internal audit reveals Nepalese migrants who worked as guards in retailer’s Malaysian stores had paid to get jobs
Oliver Telling
