Boohoo facing possible US import ban : Slave workers in Leicester UK

[arista]

[Duncan Jepson who runs Liberty Shared,
a campaign group against modern-day slavery,
claims Boohoo is not doing enough to
stop forced labour in the
[B]Leicester factories which
make many of its clothes.
Mr Jepson said: "The evidence
of Boohoo and forced labour is quite compelling.
I think it will be a wake-up call for
British institutions about how they're
handling modern slavery enforced labour,
particularly in a community like Leicester East.
"What we'd all like, those of us interested
in improving labour conditions, is for
Boohoo to really get to grips with governance
of their supply chain to ensure there is
no wage theft and people have proper
contracts.]


https://news.sky.com/story/boohoo-facing-possible-us-import-ban-after-allegations-over-use-of-slave-labour-12232343

[Vicky.]

I will be quite shocked if anyone is shocked by this. I see a lot of faux shock and outrage on facebook. Those people are kidding themselves tbh. Anyone who claims they do not know this sort of thing goes on with mass produced 'cheap' clothing is...a liar really. I won't even consider naivety anymore, unless they are a young kids really. All adults know this. Some pretend to not know, so they can buy such items without feeling guilty. Some actually don't think twice about the guilt (and may rationalise this with..well what can I do about it?!), but they still bloody know!

[Cherie]

I will be quite shocked if anyone is shocked by this. I see a lot of faux shock and outrage on facebook. Those people are kidding themselves tbh. Anyone who claims they do not know this sort of thing goes on with mass produced 'cheap' clothing is...a liar really. I won't even consider naivety anymore, unless they are a young kids really. All adults know this. Some pretend to not know, so they can buy such items without feeling guilty. Some actually don't think twice about it, but they still bloody know!

100% if anyone is buying a tshirt for 2.00 the person making it got 10p probably

Fast Fashion has a huge impact on climate change as well, but people would rather concentrate on cows causing the damage

[Vicky.]

Yeah, **** the metric tonne of pollution leaving a chinese sweatshop hourly, its the cows farting thats the problem! :fist:

[GoldHeart]

100% if anyone is buying a tshirt for 2.00 the person making it got 10p probably

Fast Fashion has a huge impact on climate change as well, but people would rather concentrate on cows causing the damage

Yeah sadly this is very much common knowledge, however what I don't like is when some like to guilt trip others with the whole"do you know where your clothes came from" :rolleyes: .

It's a crappy system , and people will always look for bargains & cheap deals . Even the ones that like to preach to others will of done the same .

[Tom4784]

Good, all these brands should be investigated and the people in charge thrown in prison if there's evidence of modern slavery. It should be major news that it's happening in this country. We can't do much besides boycott brands that uses sweatshops in other countries but we should at the very least, stamp out such practices in our own country.

[GoldHeart]

Good, all these brands should be investigated and the people in charge thrown in prison if there's evidence of modern slavery. It should be major news that it's happening in this country. We can't do much besides boycott brands that uses sweatshops in other countries but we should at the very least, stamp out such practices in our own country.


I agree about them being investigated and charged , but how do you boycott when so many brands and companies are doing the same thing sadly .

[Tom4784]

I agree about them being investigated and charged , but how do you boycott when so many brands and companies are doing the same thing sadly .

That's the issue, really, but it's not impossible. You just have to research where the products are coming from.