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Oscar-winning British actress Emma Thompson has called on Tesco to ensure its suppliers of fruit in South Africa adhere to laws on working conditions. Ms Thompson, who was in the country with the charity Action Aid, visited one of the farms that provides fruit to the UK's biggest retailer. She told the BBC workers faced poor conditions and were paid less than a dollar an hour. Tesco, the largest importer of South African fruit in the EU, said it was committed to improving the situation.