Troubles do not seem leave Leicester and its garment factories!
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has, reportedly, urged the Government to look into the exploitation of garment workers in Leicester.
The BRC has said that the exploited garment workers in Leicester have been denied over £27 million in lost revenue over the last 3 months.
In a letter that was sent to Home Secretary Priti Patel back in July, the BRC had called the Government to introduce and implement a statutory licensing scheme for garment factories in the UK.
The letter was then signed by over 50 cross-party MPs and Peers in addition to being signed by 40 retailers, investors and NGOs.
With no response from the Government, the BRC has again written to the Home Office that says “The BRC calculates that exploited workers in Leicester garment factories alone are collectively denied £2.1 million every week in unpaid wages.”
The BRC also said that these numbers now equate to £27 million since July when the issue was first raised.
In a Sky News report, several garment workers have complained of working without sick pay and other benefits, while some have even said that they been forced to work 7 days a week without being paid for the extra hours.
Introducing and implementing a licensing of garment factories in the UK would ensure that the factories are ‘Fit to Trade’ – thereby saving workers from forced labour and debt bondage.
Meanwhile, Home Office has, reportedly, confirmed that they have received the letter and will respond.
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