Home Secretary facing calls to introduce statutory licensing for garment factories to prevent abuse of workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 The Home Secretary is facing calls to introduce statutory licensing for garment factories to prevent abuse of workers. Priti … Read more
Displayed on a noticeboard in the foyer of a clothes factory, in the heart of Leicester’s notorious garment district, is a list of the country’s minimum wage requirements. Staff are informed those aged 25 and over are entitled to £8.72 an hour. If you’re between 21 and 24, you should get £8.20 while £6.45 is … Read more
A co-founder of fashion retailer Boohoo has links to a factory in Leicester accused of paying staff less than the minimum wage, it has been revealed. The brand has confirmed that the factory at the heart of the ‘human trafficking and slavery’ allegations is run by Morefray Ltd, a Manchester-owned firm with ties to the I Saw … Read more
Massive explosion at a Chinese firecracker factory sends a huge mushroom cloud into the air A large fire triggered a series of blasts at a factory in Guanghan last night State TV footage shows a mushroom cloud of smoke billowing into the sky Other clips show locals screaming at home and on the street moments … Read more
The ex of former EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth was shot confronting gangsters threatening to burn her house down while he was on bail over a huge £850,000 cannabis factory. Dave Fairbairn, 64, who is stable in hospital after being gunned down in the stomach, had been arrested three months ago over a drugs farm found … Read more
Boohoo’s shares have plunged by £1.3 billion today after Priti Patel asked Britain’s FBI to investigate the fast fashion chain over claims they were using an alleged £3.50-an-hour sweatshop in Leicester to produce cheap clothing during the coronavirus pandemic. The Home Secretary has stepped in and instructed the National Crime Agency to probe the issues amid … Read more
Fireworks factory explodes in Turkey, killing two people, injuring more than 80 and leaving many trapped inside A firework factory explosion has killed two and wounded at least 80 people Factory is outside the town of Hendek, Sakarya province in northwestern Turkey Some 189 workers are believed to still be trapped inside as fire continues … Read more
So much for all these smart new post-Covid council signs erected all over the city which say: ‘Great to have you back in Leicester’. As of this week, they might as well add: ‘But I’m afraid you’ve been sent to Coventry.’ Poor Leicester woke up yesterday to discover that it is the first place in … Read more
Walkers confirms 28 workers at its Leicester crisp factory have tested positive for coronavirus Walkers has confirmed 28 positive cases of Covid-19 at its factory in Leicester The firm employs 1,400 people across the site in the Beaumont Leys area Said it had seen ‘steady increase’ in the number of confirmed cases during June By … Read more
Staff at a Wrexham coronavirus-hit food factory that is run by a firm that supplies supermarket giants including Sainsbury’s and Asda say they begged bosses to shut it down after 237 workers tested positive for coronavirus. Public health bosses are desperately trying to track down 100 Rowan Foods workers who could have the virus after … Read more