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Workers claim to face appalling conditions at Pakistani factories supplying Boohoo clothes

Guardian, 22 Dec 2020
Clothes sold by the fast-fashion brand Boohoo to British consumers are being made by workers in its supply chain who claim they face appalling conditions and earn as little as £47 a month. Documentary, video and photographic evidence also appears to support claims of potential safety issues, including motorbikes being parked indoors next to flammable materials

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• Boohoo selling clothes made by Pakistani workers 'who earned 29p an hour' ► https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/22/boohoo-selling-clothes-made-by-pakistani-workers-who-earned-29p-an-hour

• Hungry and afraid: life for factory workers meeting UK demand for cheap clothes ► https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/22/hungry-and-afraid-life-for-factory-workers-meeting-uk-demand-for-cheap-clothes-boohoo-claims

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