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UK manufacturing - a ticking time bomb or sourcing gold?

2018-07-27 17:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Reports of poor working conditions, low wages, modern slavery and human trafficking in the global garment industry are usually focused on factories in Asia. But it's happening closer to home as well. As more UK retailers look to reshore some of their sourcing, the local industry has come under intense scrutiny - and the findings are not good. Here executives from across the sector tell just-style what's going wrong, and why tough government action is needed.

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