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India - Walmart suppliers in India have been accused of not paying legal minimum wage to approximately 125,000 workers.

Campaigning group Wake Up Walmart said these employees were denied minimum wages since the minimum wage amount increased one year ago. The group cited a report released by Worker Rights Consortium, which said factories owe the workers more than one month's back pay and citywide, the Bangalore apparel workforce is owed more than US$10 million dollars.

"Walmart's South Asia procurement and vendor compliance operations are headquartered in Bangalore and the company is a major purchaser from one of the biggest offenders cited in the report," Wake Up Walmart said in a statement.

Walmart is required to comply with local laws, including minimum wage laws. It reports this in its Standards for Suppliers and audits factories which export to Walmart as part of its Ethical Standards Program.

"As the largest retailer in the world, Walmart has set the moral low ground when it comes to making sure the factory workers who produce the goods sold in their stores are properly paid for their work. It is especially telling that such ethical violations take place in the backyard of their regional compliance office," Wake Up Walmart stated.

"We call on Walmart to ensure that the workers in the Bangalore factories where their products are produced are immediately paid the back wages they are owed."

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