Boohoo is facing criticism for bringing back a supplier it previously axed after its modern slavery scandal.
The fast fashion giant is purchasing clothes from GN Euro once again, the Telegraph reported, after being “disengaged” back in 2021.
The Leicester-based clothes manufacturer previously sold Boohoo goods from its UK factory, but has set up a new site in Morocco with a different name since being cut off, where it is again carrying out business with the ecommerce chain.
Boohoo said all of the garments it currently receives from GN Euro come from its Tangier-based factory, where it trades under the name Euro Touch.
The firm, which last week reported that its losses had trebled, has scrapped over 400 suppliers amid allegations of low pay and poor working conditions at the retailer’s factories.
The scandal initially came to light in 2020 after an undercover reporter for The Sunday Times visited a factory with workers being paid less than minimum wage. The claims went on to be verified in an independent review by barrister Alison Levitt KC.
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Boohoo has since published a global supplier list under part of a so-called ethical overhaul.
While the brand insisted it had stopped doing business with manufacturers which were “unable to demonstrate the high standard of transparency required, despite being provided with opportunities to address any issues identified in the auditing process,” campaigners claim that issues in its supply chain remain.
A spokesman for the chain said: “Boohoo is open and transparent about its entire supply base, with all our suppliers listed and regularly updated on the company’s website. We do not work with suppliers which cannot adhere to our highest standards.
“We only on-board a supplier or factory that goes through our strict onboarding process and due diligence checks, no exceptions. Every supplier signs our code of conduct, has a valid third-party social compliance audit and is visited regularly by our ethical teams on the ground for an audit.”
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