Leicester factories exposed on Channel 4 documentary
A Channel 4 documentary has lifted the lid on working conditions inside three of Leicester's textile factories last night in an investigation which accused one of firms of paying workers just £3 an hour.
Dispatches visited Leicester-based Fashion Square, which works on clothes for River Island.
Secret cameras capture one textile boss revealing that he considers he’s in direct competition with Bangladesh to meet the orders.
He was filmed saying: "We don’t get paid much for our clothes, and we need to compete with China and ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
