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Boohoo probe to quiz staff about sweatshop  working conditions

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Boohoo probe to quiz factory staff about working conditions in Leicester sweatshop By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 5 August 2020 Factory staff supplying tainted online fashion giant Boohoo have been urged to talk about working conditions in Leicester. Alison Levitt QC, the barrister … Read more

Boohoo sweatshop scandal comes under scrutiny

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Independent investigation into Boohoo’s supply chain to call for public evidence and investigate whether it ‘had knowledge of the allegations’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 The independent investigation into Boohoo’s supply chain will call for public evidence and investigate whether … Read more

Son, 20, of £1.6m-a-year BooHoo CEO was found dead from ‘morphine overdose in family’s £1.9m home

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Son, 20, of £1.6m-a-year BooHoo CEO was found dead from a ‘morphine overdose in his bed at family’s £1.9m Sevenoaks home after he failed to get up for work at 5am’ during lockdown Louis Lyttle, son of Boohoo chief John Lyttle, died at home Seal near Sevenoaks  20-year-old was pronounced dead at home after failing … Read more

Boohoo CEO’s son, 20, dies of ‘morphine overdose’

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Boohoo CEO’s son, 20, found dead from a ‘morphine overdose and after failing to get up for work at 5am’ Louis Lyttle, son of Boohoo chief John Lyttle, died at home Seal near Sevenoaks  20-year-old was pronounced dead at home after failing to get up for work Coroner Alan Blunsdon gave the cause of death … Read more

We’ll build a Boohoo factory in Leicester to end storm over pay, says boss

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Boohoo boss John Lyttle insists he is not embarking on a personal crusade – but it might be heading that way, whether he likes it or not.  Tomorrow, the online fashion firm’s chief executive will visit Leicester amid a storm of negative publicity over allegations that workers in the company’s Midlands supply chain were being … Read more

Boohoo may be forced to shift 40% of its production overseas

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Boohoo may be forced to shift 40% of its production overseas following slave labour allegations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 17 July 2020 Boohoo could need to move as much as 40 per cent of its production overseas following allegations of slave labour … Read more

Boohoo accused of turning a blind eye to sweatshop factories

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Boohoo is accused of turning a blind eye to sweatshop factories despite the  issue being repeatedly raised By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 16 July 2020 Boohoo has been accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ to problems in its supply chain after the issue … Read more

Now Boohoo supplier says it underpaid staff by £10m

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Boohoo supplier was hit with a £15m bill after failing to pay its staff the national minimum wage By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:27 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 14 July 2020 Staffline has supplied agency workers to Boohoo’s warehouses for around four years A supplier to Boohoo was hit … Read more

Now Boohoo rival Quiz hut by claims supplier paid staff £3 an hour 

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Sweatshop scandal hits Boohoo rival: Quiz launches probe into claims supplier paid staff £3 an hour By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 July 2020 As larger rival Boohoo continued to reel from the sweatshop scandal, Quiz’s shares fell more than 20 per cent … Read more