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"Dying for something to eat": Indian farmers suicides 
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Exploitation has driven 180,000 Indian farmers to suicide in the past decade

An investigation by MPC Associates (Economic Planning, Research and Marketing Consultants) specialising in Retail and Leisure revealed that the “protocol” of the Gangmaster Licencing Authority (GLA) does not apply to labour exploitation of foods imported into the UK.

MPC’s recent research shows that the UK is importing from India £357million of food per annum at exceptionally low prices which Indian farmers have been forced to charge in an attempt to overcome their debts to moneylenders.

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Press release: Competition Commission 1 

Hypermarket and Superstore competitive threats 
to Town and City Centres continue unopposed 
as a result of serious Flaws and Omissions in 
the Competition Commission Grocery Report 
published 31/10/07

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Press release: Competition Commission  2

The effects of hypermarket sautration on UK towns and cities.

As the originators of Out of Town Shopping in the UK in 1973 MPC have conducted specialist Market Research over the past 37 years in France ( Toulouse , Nancy and Evreux ) and the UK to calibrate Out of Town trading effects on Town and City Centres.

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