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Boohoo independent review finds ‘many failings’ in UK supply chain

Boohoo has said “many failings” have been found in its UK supply chain after the completion of an independent review launched in July following claims of poor working conditions. In July, an undercover investigation by The Sunday Times alleged that some of the Leicester factories supplying clothing to Boohoo were paying workers just 3.50 pounds...

Sep 25, 2020

Fashion

Boohoo: 18 factories fail to prove minimum wage pay, say auditors

Boohoo has been selling clothes made by at least 18 factories in Leicester that can’t prove they are paying workers minimum wage, according to third-party auditors. An investigation by The Guardian found that over the past four years audits have reported “critical issues” concerning record-keeping and working hours at the time they were written,...

Aug 31, 2020

Fashion

Boohoo enquiry 'can't be fully independent', warns Ethical Trading Initiative

Boohoo’s ongoing independent investigation into its UK supply chain following reports of poor working conditions at factories in Leicester “can't be fully independent”, according to the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). The ETI has declined to complete a questionnaire as part of the public call for evidence relating to the review because it...

Aug 27, 2020

Report

Home secretary urges Boohoo to 'step up' and protect suppliers

Home secretary Priti Patel has written to Boohoo urging the fast-fashion retailer to “step up” and ensure its suppliers are “protected and remediated” following allegations of poor working conditions. An undercover investigation by The Sunday Times in July found that some factories in Leicester that supply garments to Boohoo were forcing some...

Aug 25, 2020

Business

Boohoo to build 'model factory' in Leicester following controversy

Boohoo is to build its own ‘model factory’ in Leicester following controversy in recent weeks sparked by allegations of poor working conditions at some of its suppliers' factories. CEO John Lyttle told The Mail on Sunday that the company could begin producing its own clothing with a local joint-venture partner as soon as September. Around 250...

Jul 27, 2020

Retail

Bangladesh commerce minister urges UK government to support suppliers

Bangladesh commerce minister Tipu Munshi has called on the UK government to take action to stop retailers cancelling orders and prevent the potential widespread closure of factories that it could lead to. Bangladesh, which is the world's second largest garment exporter behind China, employs approximately four million workers in around 4,000...

Apr 28, 2020

Fashion

The unseen victims of fashion's multi-billion dollar order cancellations

As storesclose worldwide in a bid to curb the growth of the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for clothing has inevitably plummeted, resulting in scores of fashion brands cancelling huge orders of clothing, many of which have already been produced by suppliers. According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), 1.4...

Apr 1, 2020

Business

Bangladesh workers face largest crackdown on their rights in 2019

Though much has changed for the better in Bangladesh’s garment industry - thefirst ever factory mapwas published in February, for example, leading the way to more transparency in the supply chain - 2019 was also the year of crackdowns on workers and their rights - as many as 11,600 workers were dismissed without legal justification, most of whom...

Dec 25, 2019

Fashion

Industry watchdog launches campaign against H&M over living wage

London - Tuesday, May 1 marks International Labour Day, a global celebration of all the labourers. It is also the day industry watchdog the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) kicks off its campaign against Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M for failing to uphold its pledge to pay 850,000 garment workers a living wage by 2018. It all stems back to November...

May 1, 2018

Apparel

Yue Yuen loses almost 60 million in strike

After thousands of workers went on strike earlier this month at Yue Yuen in Dongguan, one of China'slargest sports shoe manufacturers and supplier to international brands like Adidas, Puma, Asics and Nike, the company has now put a figure on strike costs: a whopping 58 million US dollars. And that may be a conservative estimate, which could...

Apr 29, 2014