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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Shah Meer Baloch

Pakistan welcomes fast-fashion brand Boohoo despite poor staff safety claims

A Boohoo clothing label saying: 'made in Pakistan'
A report alleges that Boohoo’s suppliers in Pakistan paid workers below the minimum wage and said health and safety violations were endemic at the factories. Photograph: The Guardian

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has reportedly asked the British fast-fashion brand Boohoo to increase its presence in the country, despite claims that it has failed to tackle poor conditions at its suppliers’ factories there.

In a meeting with Kakar this week, Mahmud Kamani, chairman of Boohoo Group, expressed an interest in establishing long-term buying linkages with Pakistan, according to Radio Pakistan.

Kakar pointed out Pakistan’s pro-investment policies and facilities, and invited Boohoo to open franchises in the country, which is in economic turmoil, with a record inflation rate of 36.4%.

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