Exploited workers at UK garment factories 'robbed' of £27m since July

Retail trade body calls for ‘fit-to-trade’ licensing scheme for industry to protect workersExploited workers in UK garment factories that supply clothing brands have been “robbed” of £27m since July because they are still being systematically underpaid, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).The trade body and Scottish National party MP Lisa Cameron – who chairs a cross-party group of MPs on textiles and fashion – have written to the Home Offic