The Co-op is the seventh largest grocery retailer in the UK, with over six million active members, more than 2,300 grocery shops and a workforce of 54,000. In a statement released yesterday (24 June), The Co-op explained that ‘the violations are recognised by sources such as the United Nations; banning the products makes a difference directly or indirectly to those affected and would alleviate their suffering’.
The countries are (lsta is in English): Afghanistan; Belarus; Central African Republic (CAR); Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea); Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Haiti; Iran; Israel; Libya; Mali; Myanmar; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Syria; and Yemen.
