Dependent on the findings, the factory is approved for production and a corrective action plan is issued, detailing any areas where the factory needs to improve. The UK brands use a factory in Birmingham 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 12 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 brands .
The UK brands use a factory in Birmingham 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 12 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 brands .