Asos axes UK suppliers over ethics worries

Fast fashion firm Asos has axed contracts with a string of clothing suppliers after it uncovered possible serious threats to workers' health, safety or human rights. The company's inspectors found major ethical breaches at almost a quarter of suppliers visited in 16 countries, including seven sites in the UK, according to a 2018 report leaked to the Telegraph. Since then, Asos has cut the number of factories where there are serious risks to 10pc. In the UK it has ditched one supplier in Leiceste