So when you hear of vulnerable people being exploited in order to line the pockets of billionaires, it makes you sick to the core. There were allegations this week that workers in garment factories that supply fashion chain Boohoo were “being forced to come into work while sick with Covid-19”. Claims also emerged that they are paid as little as £3.50 per hour, and work in squalid and dire conditions. It all came to light when Leicester was singled out to stay in lockdown because of a recent spike in Covid-19 cases. Campaign group Labour Behind the Label focused a recent report on Boohoo’s influence in Leicester, where 75-80 per cent of its garments are reportedly produced.

Source: Daily Mirror July 11, 2020 18:41 UTC