Ikea regrets using political prisoners to make products

Ikea has said it regrets using political prisoners in East Germany to make some of its products in the 1980s.

Ikea regrets using political prisoners to make products

Ikea has said it regrets using political prisoners in East Germany to make some of its products in the 1980s.

An independent report concluded managers at the Swedish furniture chain were aware of the possibility that prisoners were being used by suppliers - but did not do enough to prevent it.

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