Réponse de l'entreprise
Boohoo's response
... We recognise our duty of care to the people involved in the creation of our products...
... Our top 4 sourcing countries (UK, China, India and Turkey) account for approximately 71% of the goods that we sell. Further, we have worked with 50% of our suppliers for 4 years or more...
- We have worked with our suppliers to introduce electronic payroll systems within their operations – 90% of our suppliers based in the UK now have an electronic payroll system and a programme is in place to ensure that all suppliers operate with an electronic payroll system. This improves the transparency of payment practices giving us visibility of contracted hours, time sheets and pay slips.
- We have an external whistleblowing policy which provides a platform for suppliers and their employees to raise concerns directly to us about non-compliance...
- With effect from 1 August 2019, we have improved our payment terms so that all UK manufacturers will be paid within 14 days of the date of their invoice.
- We have entered into partnership with Slave-Free Alliance, part of Hope 4 Justice, who will help us to continue to improve the rights of workers throughout our supply chain.