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ASOS Plc, Marks & Spencer Group Plc and Walmart Inc’s Asda are among retailers calling for greater protection of garment factory workers in Britain in the wake of labour abuse reports at a site supplying Boohoo Group Plc.
More than 90 retailers, lawmakers and investors signed an open letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel urging immediate action. The joint letter, coordinated by the British
Retail Consortium and published, called for the UK to
implement a “Fit to Trade†licensing program that will ensure all clothing factories meet legal obligations including the minimum wage, holiday pay and providing health and safety protection.
Boohoo has lost about
40% of its market value since the Sunday Times that a Leicester factory supplying the company was paying workers less than half the minimum wage and failing to implement social-distancing measures to prevent Covid-19 transmission.
Boohoo wasn’t asked to sign the BRC letter because it’s not a member of the trade group.