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ETI calls for government commitment to tackle abuses in Leicester

  • 8 July 2020
Garment worker, using sewing machine

Reports of dangerous working conditions and low wages in the Leicester garment industry are not new. But now is the time for the government to invest in the UK garment industry and tackle these abuses once and for all.

Read our statement on the situation in Leicester, below.

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