British Retailer Publishes Consolidated Supplier List Following Labor Violations
British online fashion retailer Boohoo published a full list of its United Kingdom clothing manufacturers and suppliers, revealing it has cut ties with hundreds of companies following a review of its supply chain, according to a report in The Guardian.…
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Reports of serious labor violations in its U.K. supply chain have dogged the company, leading to public scrutiny and even the initiation of a CBP investigation (see 2103030055). Boohoo had U.K. lawyer Alison Levitt conduct the review of the supply chain in 2020, ultimately leading to over 400 of the retailer's suppliers being cut from its production lines, the report said. Levitt's review found “endemic” problems at factories in Leicester, including minimum wage violations and life-threatening fire risks.