The coronavirus pandemic has affected some 60 million garment workers worldwide. Yet fashion experts and insiders say exploitation of textile workers in Britain has gone unaddressed despite many exposes in recent years and a parliamentary probe into the issue in 2019. The Thomson Reuters Foundation asked activists, academics and officials how Britain could stop brands from exploiting workers in the garment industry both at home and abroad. Emily Kenway, Senior Policy Adviser at Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)Single companies taking action won't suffice. Another question is whether Boohoo will be held responsible for remediation and will pay compensation for the victim workers in its supply chain.

Source: bd News24 July 08, 2020 13:41 UTC