Boohoo complaints put spotlight on supply chains and working practices
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Neil Hodge2020-07-16T13:35:00
Recent reports of underpaid workers at suppliers for U.K. fashion retailers Boohoo and Quiz shed light on inherent weaknesses in companies’ monitoring of their supply chains.
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