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Boohoo Review Finds 'Unacceptable Issues' in Leicester Supply Chain

25 September 2020 • By Reuters

25 September 2020 • By Reuters

The review found that some workers had not always been properly compensated for their work and that many were not fully aware of their rights.
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Boohoo Review Finds 'Unacceptable Issues' in Leicester Supply Chain

The review found that some workers had not always been properly compensated for their work and that many were not fully aware of their rights.
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BoF Professional Exclusive

Is Forced Uighur Labour in Your Supply Chain?

23 July 2020 • By Brenton Johns

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Is Forced Uighur Labour in Your Supply Chain?

Fashion brands need to urgently clean up their supply chains as the US and Europe move to legislate against the alleged use of forced Uighur labour in China. Yet some players are still burying their heads in the sand.
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Can Anything Shake Consumers’ Addiction to Fast Fashion?

22 July 2020 • By Rachel Deeley and Aminah Khan

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Can Anything Shake Consumers’ Addiction to Fast Fashion?

Low-cost, high-volume fashion has come under fire for its environmental impact and unethical manufacturing practices. And yet, its cheap-chic combination remains compelling to both shoppers and investors.
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Boohoo Tells UK Home Secretary It's Probing Charges of Malpractice

18 July 2020 • By Reuters

18 July 2020 • By Reuters

The fast fashion retailer said it supports proposals for a licensing scheme that would ensure all garment factories are meeting legal obligations.
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Boohoo Tells UK Home Secretary It's Probing Charges of Malpractice

The fast fashion retailer said it supports proposals for a licensing scheme that would ensure all garment factories are meeting legal obligations.
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The BoF Podcast: Amber Valletta Says, ‘I Don’t Want to Work in an Industry That Is the Same as Before’

14 July 2020 • By BoF Team

14 July 2020 • By BoF Team

The supermodel, actress and environmental activist talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about why the fashion industry cannot return to ‘business as normal.’
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The BoF Podcast: Amber Valletta Says, ‘I Don’t Want to Work in an Industry That Is the Same as Before’

The supermodel, actress and environmental activist talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about why the fashion industry cannot return to ‘business as normal.’
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Boohoo to Stop Working With Suppliers That Don't Meet Standards

6 July 2020 • By Reuters

6 July 2020 • By Reuters

An early investigation revealed the factory in Leicester, which came under fire for paying workers as little as $4.38 an hour, was not a declared supplier and was no longer trading as a garment manufacturer.
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Boohoo to Stop Working With Suppliers That Don't Meet Standards

An early investigation revealed the factory in Leicester, which came under fire for paying workers as little as $4.38 an hour, was not a declared supplier and was no longer trading as a garment manufacturer.
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Bangladesh to Lose Billions in Export Revenue

1 April 2020 • By Reuters

1 April 2020 • By Reuters

The second-largest apparel producer after China is set to lose $6 billion in export revenue as the world's largest retailers cancel orders, jeopardising millions of jobs in the poor South Asian nation.
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Bangladesh to Lose Billions in Export Revenue

The second-largest apparel producer after China is set to lose $6 billion in export revenue as the world's largest retailers cancel orders, jeopardising millions of jobs in the poor South Asian nation.
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Amid Coronavirus, Looking After Workers on Fashion’s Front Lines

20 March 2020 • By Tamison O'Connor

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Amid Coronavirus, Looking After Workers on Fashion’s Front Lines

When it comes to fashion’s low-income retail and supply chain workforce, the industry faces a dilemma: continue business as usual and risk putting employees’ health in jeopardy; shut down operations and leave employees’ economic livelihood under threat.
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Deadly Factory Fire ‘Symptom’ of Fashion’s Safety Failings

11 December 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Deadly Factory Fire ‘Symptom’ of Fashion’s Safety Failings

The blaze in an illegal and unsafe New Delhi factory killed more than 40, shining a spotlight on the serious safety failures that persist in fashion’s murky and convoluted supply chain.
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Japan's Fast Retailing Partners With Two Robotic Startups

13 November 2019 • By Reuters

13 November 2019 • By Reuters

Asia's biggest fashion retailer is investing millions in automation technology to improve shipping processes at their global warehouses.
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Japan's Fast Retailing Partners With Two Robotic Startups

Asia's biggest fashion retailer is investing millions in automation technology to improve shipping processes at their global warehouses.
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