Fashion seller has faced allegations of poor working practices in its UK supply chain

A charity has urged US authorities to consider a ban on Boohoo’s clothing over poor conditions in the online fashion seller’s UK supply chain.

Liberty Shared, which campaigns against modern slavery, said it had sent a petition to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on 1 February concerning “the potential prohibition of importation into the United States of apparel sold by Boohoo” if products were found to contain materials made with forced labour.

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