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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The move was sparked by reports that staff at a factory making Boohoo clothes in Leicester were earning less than the minimum wage and in unsafe working conditions.

But BBC reporter Emma Lowther saw those promises being consistently undermined during her 10 weeks undercover at Boohoo's head office in Manchester, where she worked as an admin assistant.

Commenting on the BBC's footage, Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative said, the shorter the lead times the more pressure there is on the workforce and on working conditions.

We asked industry expert Chris Grayer to price-up the cost of making a light brown, mini bodycon dress - with a rouched detail - which Boohoo retailed at £15.

"If I had a factory that was making that [dress] for that price in the UK, I wouldn't have a business," said Mr Grayer - who spent more than 10 years as head of supplier ethical compliance at high street retailer Next.

It added that it has implemented "every one" of the recommendations Alison Levitt KC made in her 2020 review, including "improving corporate governance" and "strengthening the ethical and compliance obligations on those wishing to supply Boohoo".


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