Hennes & Mauritz, briefly H&M, is a textile retail business with seat in Stockholm, Sweden. It was created 1947 of Erling Persson in Sweden. At that time the clothe house still firmierte under "Hennes "(Swedish for "their ") and offered only lady clothing. 1968 were taken over the hunt clothing dealer Mauritz Widforss, which led also men's wear in the assortment, which entailed the admission of a gentleman collection in the offer and the change of name too "Hennes & Mauritz ". In the meantime there are 272 in Germany (conditions over 1068 branches in 21 countries, of it: March 2005). Altogether about 45,000 coworkers are employed.

The not undisputed firm slogan reads "mode and quality at the best price ". The marketing, the situation of the business and also the collections remind of the concepts of high-quality designer shops, according to customers leave the quality for it occasionally to be desired. In Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway H&M offers the purchase via Internet and a separate Versandhandel similarly to source. The company possesses no own manufacturing plants, but co-operates with approximately 700 manufacturers. Approximately half of production takes place in Europe, the other one mainly in Asia.

Since the very favorable commodity also into for Kinderarbeit admitted to countries one manufactures, one made H&M occasionally the reproach, their commodity in Sweatshops, in which also children work, manufactures to leave. The enterprise reacted, by setting up and making a code of practice with requirements public to the manufacturers. Therein apart from the prohibition by Kinderarbeit also human work times and - conditions, as well as appropriate wages, freedom of association and fire protection precautions are demanded. H&M until today continues to stand nevertheless in the criticism, since the enterprise permits and on it insists no examination of the adherence to these guidelines by independent control instances accomplishing all corresponding controls themselves.

In November 2004 an exclusive collection was offered by Karl camp field. In November 2005 a co-operation with Stardesignerin Stella McCartney followed.

After a report of frontal 21 to 21. March 2006 is H&M work councils opposite negatively adjusted.

Related links

• German H & M-Website
• International Website
• Trade union and work councils raise heavy reproaches against Hennes & Mauritz

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