UK Garment Sector Rife with Exploitation, Illegal Low Pay

Two decades after the minimum wage was supposed to curtail exploitation, the British garment industry remains a hotbed of worker abuse and underpayment, House of Commons lawmakers said on Friday. In the six tax years between 2012 to 2018, clothing manufacturers were forced to dole out 87,158 pounds ($114,700) in arrears to 126 workers following…