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UIN 71202

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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8 July 2020

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17 July 2020 · Answer

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17 July 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the sales and production of allegedly exploitative companies in the garment industry sector pen

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  1. 8 July 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the sales and production of allegedly exploitative companies in the garment industry sector pen

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 July 2020

    Answer

    We are deeply concerned by the appalling reports of illegal and unsafe working conditions for garment workers and welcome all intelligence on this issue. The Government will not tolerate the exploitation of vulnerable workers for commercial gain and alrea...

    Source: Written answer

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