Boohoo ‘pays Pakistani workers 29p an hour’ investigation claims

Boohoo sweatshop shame: Fashion chain sells clothes made by Pakistani workers earning just 29p an hour, investigators claim Workers in the factory in Faisalabad claim they are earning £47 a month  Pakistan’s minimum wage for 17,500 rupees to the 10,000 paid in the factory There are also allegations that workers in Leicester are paid £3.50 … Read more

Boohoo ‘pays Pakistani workers 29p an hour’ investigation claims

Boohoo sweatshop shame: Fashion chain sells clothes made by Pakistani workers earning just 29p an hour, investigators claim Workers in the factory in Faisalabad claim they are earning £47 a month  Pakistan’s minimum wage for 17,500 rupees to the 10,000 paid in the factory There are also allegations that workers in Leicester are paid £3.50 … Read more

Critics slam ‘shocked and appalled’ boohoo billionaire

Critics slam ‘shocked and appalled’ boohoo billionaire as he pleads ignorance to sweatshop factory conditions By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 16 December 2020 The billionaire founder of Boohoo faced a backlash after he claimed to be ‘shocked and appalled’ by the sweatshop conditions … Read more

Boohoo boss Mahmud Kamani’s pain over slave labour storm

When Mahmud Kamani faces adversity, he drives to a run-down suburb of Manchester, peers up at the one-bedroom flat that he once called home and reflects on his rags-to-riches journey from market trader to billionaire boss of the Boohoo fashion empire. In recent months, the 56-year-old has had good cause to make such a journey. … Read more

Boohoo boss Mahmud Kamani’s pain over slave labour storm

When Mahmud Kamani faces adversity, he drives to a run-down suburb of Manchester, peers up at the one-bedroom flat that he once called home and reflects on his rags-to-riches journey from market trader to billionaire boss of the Boohoo fashion empire. In recent months, the 56-year-old has had good cause to make such a journey. … Read more

Boohoo brings in leading judge Sir Brian Leveson for its clean-up

Boohoo brings in leading judge Sir Brian Leveson for its clean-up in wake of sweatshop scandal By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 November 2020 Boohoohas appointed one of the UK’s top judges to oversee the overhaul of its factories after a report found … Read more

Boohoo didn’t sack ANY senior staff after working conditions scandal

Fashion giant Boohoo failed to sack ANY senior staff over the working conditions scandal at one of its suppliers Damning report previously found allegations of poor working practice were true It concluded Boohoo knew of ‘endemic’ problems within its Leicester suppliers Boohoo accepted findings and apologised but has not sacked any senior staff  By Daily … Read more

Boohoo didn’t sack ANY senior staff after working conditions scandal

Fashion giant Boohoo failed to sack ANY senior staff over the working conditions scandal at one of its suppliers Damning report previously found allegations of poor working practice were true It concluded Boohoo knew of ‘endemic’ problems within its Leicester suppliers Boohoo accepted findings and apologised but has not sacked any senior staff  By Daily … Read more

Boohoo director says none of the firm’s suppliers are linked to Uighur Muslim labour camp region

A director at Boohoo has said the clothing brand was ‘shocked,’ by reports of Uighur Muslims being forced to work in Chinese labour camps but claimed none of the firm’s suppliers have links to the Xinjiang region as he faced a grilling from MPs. Andrew Reaney, group director of responsible sourcing, faced a committee of … Read more

Top shareholder backs Boohoo chiefs amid call for founder to quit

Top shareholder backs Boohoo chiefs amid calls for founder to step down following sweatshop scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 22:34 BST, 23 October 2020 Boohoo’s billionaire founder has been backed by his largest independent investor. MPs called for Mahmud Kamani to step down as … Read more