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Boohoo under fire for breaking promises on ethical overhaul
Following shocking revelations of malpractice at clothing factories owned by the fast fashion giant in 2020, it pledged to reform its operations and launched its ‘Agenda for Change’ programme. A new undercover investigation has found evidence that this was nothing but smoke and mirrors.
In 2020, Boohoo, the online retailer at the helm of popular trend-driven fast fashion brands like Nasty Gal and PLT, lost almost £2 billion in value after speculations of ‘modern slavery’ at one of its factories.
The undercover investigation, which was instigated by The Sunday Times, revealed that workers in Leicester were being paid £3.50 an hour, despite minimum wage for anyone over the age of 23 being £10.42. ‘We are deeply shocked by the recent allegations about the Leicester garment industry,’ said CEO John Lyttle at the time.
‘We wish to reiterate how seriously we are taking those matters, and we will not hesitate to terminate any relationships where non-compliance with our code of conduct is found.’
Announcing an immediate independent review of its supply chain, Boohoo claimed it would be…
