US authorities have launched an investigation into allegations of forced labour in Boohoo’s UK supply chain, which could lead to the online fashion seller’s goods being impounded at ports. If the CBP finds evidence goods have been made with forced labour it can instruct ports not to release them. The Boohoo-commissioned Levitt review found that allegations of poor working practices in the company’s supply chain were “substantially true”. The company has since appointed Sir Brian Leveson, the retired judge who led the phone-hacking inquiry, to oversee the overhaul of its supply chain. Importers then have three months to either take back the goods or submit evidence demonstrating the merchandise was not made using forced labour.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2021 14:16 UTC