125 – Calling out Boohoo for using unethical garment factories – Dominique Muller, Labour Behind the Label

Labour Behind the Label is a workers rights organisation that fights for living wages for garment workers. They have produced a report about the unethical working practices of factories in Leicester making for Boohoo. The industry has often called into question how Boohoo can sell dresses for £4 and still make them ethically in the UK, and this report by Labour Behind the Label makes for distressing reading. Talking of staff made to work in factories making Boohoo clothes whilst suffering with Covid 19. Dominique Muller is the policy director at Labour Behind the Label, and on this episode she talks about what needs to be done to ensure workers in Leicester are treated fairly and paid a living wage.Labour Behind the LabelAbout Labour behind the Label Boohoo & Covid 19 - The people behind the profitsTell Boohoo to #gotransparent - sign the petitionClean Clothes Campaign - improving working conditions in the global garment industryFashion Checker - find out if the brands you buy from are paying their factory workers a living wageWhy we need transparent supply chainsStay in TouchBritish Brand Accelerator - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brandMake it British websiteJoin Make it British - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturersMake it British on InstagramMake it British on YouTube - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.Mentioned in this episode:British Brand Accelerator