Britains sweat shops.

Syl wrote:This is what your trendy cheap clothes are really costing.

Many illegal immigrants work in these sweatshops.
Many people desperate for work with no opportunities to get a decent minimum wage job work in them.
They risk their lives every day because the working conditions are so unsafe.

And some of Britains most popular trendy shops queue up to buy the merchandise they churn out.



http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sweatshop-britain-workers-are-paid-9675396

"High street stores are allegedly selling clothes made in sweatshops by workers who are paid £3 an hour.
An investigation into British factories connected to some of the UK’s most popular fashion chains has uncovered shocking employment practices.

River Island and New Look are reported to have used suppliers that paid less than half the minimum wage, while online retailers Boohoo and Missguided hired suppliers that reportedly routinely broke employment law.

Channel 4’s Dispatches programme used undercover reporters to expose factory conditions.

Health and safety expert Prof Richard Booth watched the footage and said there were major concerns about the risk of fire.
He said: “Fires happen very, very rapidly. There’s a smoke build up, there’s a low ceiling, the people are partly panicking and the doors open the wrong way.”

Ben Reilly wrote:Funny that nobody seems to want to talk about this.

Vicar of Dibley (vod) wrote:

Are these illegal immigrants working here in the UK ?
Manage to open the link - okay well if they are illegal they shouldn't be here so need deporting .

eddie wrote:I'm glad this has been brought to the attention of the public but it wont stop people buying cheap clothes.
River Island and New Look are both shops that target teenagers and the very young who aren't earning a lot.

I have huge doubts too, that these shops will stop using these poor people.

eddie wrote:To be honest, I don't shop in Primark purely because their stuff is shit, and both the shops I mentioned above, I find to be 'too young' or just not my thing.
I like nice materials for clothing and would rather by one good quality item than five crap ones.

Syl wrote:

eddie wrote:To be honest, I don't shop in Primark purely because their stuff is shit, and both the shops I mentioned above, I find to be 'too young' or just not my thing.
I like nice materials for clothing and would rather by one good quality item than five crap ones.

I used to shop there, mainly for T shirts and pants for lozzing round the house in, they did the job.
Even if their clothes were fabulous I wouldn't shop there now.

I think ALL shops should be named and shamed that trade with sweat shops....it's pure greed.

eddie wrote:

Syl wrote:

I used to shop there, mainly for T shirts and pants for lozzing round the house in, they did the job.
Even if their clothes were fabulous I wouldn't shop there now.

I think ALL shops should be named and shamed that trade with sweat shops....it's pure greed.

What must one be doing,  to be ""lozzing"?

Raggamuffin wrote:This is absolutely illegal in the UK. Companies must pay the national living wage or minimum wage, and they must follow health and safety laws. It's also illegal to employ illegal immigrants. It might be unethical for New Look and River Island to use these suppliers, but it's the suppliers who are breaking the law. It shouldn't be too difficult for the authorities to deal with them.

Syl wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:This is absolutely illegal in the UK. Companies must pay the national living wage or minimum wage, and they must follow health and safety laws. It's also illegal to employ illegal immigrants. It might be unethical for New Look and River Island to use these suppliers, but it's the suppliers who are breaking the law. It shouldn't be too difficult for the authorities to deal with them.

Well it's been going on for years.....so the authorities either find it too hard to deal with it or they are turning a blind eye..

Raggamuffin wrote:

Syl wrote:

Well it's been going on for years.....so the authorities either find it too hard to deal with it or they are turning a blind eye..

It should be easy enough to check the pay details and hours of everyone who works there and/or the legal status of the employees. Health and Safety checks are easy enough to do. If these things are not being done when a problem is reported, it's the fault of the authorities.

Syl wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

It should be easy enough to check the pay details and hours of everyone who works there and/or the legal status of the employees. Health and Safety checks are easy enough to do. If these things are not being done when a problem is reported, it's the fault of the authorities.

Seems the problems are not being reported though.
In the programme tonight the workers work in conditions not fit for a dog....managers walking around smoking (illegal)where there are bales of inflammable material around (dangerous) Blocked fire escapes, inadequate toilet facilities, some workers being paid less than half the legal wage...and so on.

Will know more after watching the programme.

Raggamuffin wrote:

Syl wrote:
Seems the problems are not being reported though.
In the programme tonight the workers work in conditions not fit for a dog....managers walking around smoking (illegal)where there are bales of inflammable material around (dangerous) Blocked fire escapes, inadequate toilet facilities, some workers being paid less than half the legal wage...and so on.

Will know more after watching the programme.

Well now it's been reported so someone should do something - fast.

Major wrote:I took a shortcut through a store in Redditch last week and noticed school childs woolly type gloves in packs of 2 for a £1

How can that be so???????????????