The UK brands use a factory in Bangladesh that pays machinists making T-shirts for charity Comic Relief the equivalent of 35p ($0.46) an hour, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The predominantly female employees also claim that they work shifts of up to 16 hours and experience verbal abuse and harassment from management. The £19.40 T-shirts, which carry the message “#IWannaBeASpiceGirl,” raise funds for Comic Relief’s “gender justice” campaign. The charity said that it had been unaware of a change in manufacturer. A spokesman for H&M said: “We are aware of this issue and have spoken with our supplier about it.
The UK brands use a factory in Bangladesh that pays machinists making T-shirts for charity Comic Relief the equivalent of 35p ($0.46) an hour, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The predominantly female employees also claim that they work shifts of up to 16 hours and experience verbal abuse and harassment from management. The £19.40 T-shirts, which carry the message “#IWannaBeASpiceGirl,” raise funds for Comic Relief’s “gender justice” campaign. The charity said that it had been unaware of a change in manufacturer. The T-shirt is produced by Interstoff Apparels, which also supplies other garments for major UK retailers.