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Independent review of Boohoo supply chains finds that company directors knew of problems long before they were reported in the press
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Campaigner and blogger, Mayisha Begum on Peacocks and the #PayUp Campaign.
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We speak to Aja Barber, a writer and fashion consultant with expertise in race, intersectional feminism and sustainable fashion, and a strong believer in holding corporations and organisations to account. We talk to her about fast fashion, the impact of Covid and more….
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Over the last few months, we have been reporting on the allegations of illegally low wages, poor working conditions and furlough fraud in Leicester garment factories, those largely supplying online fast fashion brand Boohoo.
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Based on research into 82 clothing brands, we have created a list of 10 of the top ethical clothing brands.
As there are so many ethical fashion brands to choose from, here we highlight just some of the brands that feature in our guides to ethical clothing, jeans, t-shirts and sportswear.
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The End Uyghur Forced Labour (EUFL) coalition is calling on brands to end the use of forced labour in their Chinese supply chains. Brands are being urged to cut ties with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (known to local people as East Turkistan), over atrocities there.
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Andy Hughes explains the challenges faced by Shoe Aid, a UK-based charity that aims to eliminate shoe waste by providing shoes to those in need.
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Five leading fashion retailers have dropped Boohoo after allegations emerged of low pay and unsafe working conditions at a supplier’s factories.
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Leicester has become the first place in the UK to be put under a second and localised lockdown after Covid19 cases in the city started to rise again. Labour Behind the Label says that the mistreatment of workers at factories supplying Boohoo and other brands may have helped to spread the virus since lockdown began.
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Memories of Rana Plaza remain raw – yet sweatshop conditions persist in Bangladesh and are being made worse by Coronavirus says Jay Kerr from campaign group No Sweat.
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The global pandemic has seen a groundswell of ordinary people devoting their time to help others put at risk by the virus or the resulting lockdown. Unfortunately, many UK clothing companies do not appear to be joining in with this new sense of solidarity.
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Sophie Billington talks to the ex-fashion editor of the Metro, Bel Jacobs about her plans to shake up the world as we know it with direct action and the power of the written word.
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Simon Birch talks to Bryony Moore about her work with a pioneering project that’s challenging the fashion industry.
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Emma Kerrison updates us on diversity and fast fashion in the clothing industry.
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We report on the Clean Clothes Campaign's criticism of the current auditing system in the garment industry as well as the latest on the fur industry.
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A few hours before the opening of London Fashion Week in mid-September, Extinction Rebellion activists staged a ‘die-in’ outside the central venue.
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Simon Birch talks to Tamsin Lejeune, one of the UK’s leading advocates for ethical fashion.
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Rob Harrison explains why we may need to look at our education systems before we can find a lasting solution to the problems of the clothing sector.
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Dr Lynn Wilson, University of Glasgow, shares the best options to choose when a garment has reached the end of its useful life.
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An estimated £7bn is lost to the UK public purse each year as a result of corporate profits being shifted to tax havens. Alex Crumbie asks what role clothing companies might play in this.