Both women declined to comment when contacted by The Guardian, but Newnham stated that neither Willoughby nor Bunton was paid to endorse the T-shirts, and said the photo was taken two years ago, after F= sent the tops to a friend of the stars, who passed them on. In January, the TV presenter Holly Willoughby posted a photo of herself and Emma Bunton in matching F= "girl power" T-shirts on Instagram. Read more: A Penny Tax On Fast Fashion Is A Valid Suggestion, But We Need To Demand TransparencyĪ Fair Wear Foundation spokesman confirmed to The Guardian that it had met with Stanley/Stella and with Dird Composite Textiles, whose group managing director told the newspaper the former employees had left of their own volition. "Any maltreatment is a huge concern to us," Danielle added. She said Stanley/Stella had been chosen by F= following "months of research" to find a supplier with the best possible credentials in terms of sustainability and working conditions. According to the report, some workers earn the equivalent of as little as 42p an hour at the factory and say they've been subjected to harassment.įollowing the investigation, F= has stopped selling the T-shirts, which it said were sourced from a Fair Wear Foundation-accredited supplier, Stanley/Stella, before being printed with the "girl power" slogan in the UK.ĭanielle Newnham, who co-founded F= with her sister, said Stanley/Stella was investigating the job losses at Dird Composite Textiles and that the F= shop will remain closed while the situation is being looked into.
The £28 tees, emblazoned with the slogan "girl power", were sold online by F=, a fashion brand that aims to promote female empowerment, with £10 from each sale donated to Worldreader, a charity that provides e-books to children in disadvantaged communities.Īn investigation carried out by The Guardian has revealed the T-shirts were manufactured at Dird Composite Textiles, where over 100 workers say they were sacked after striking in protest against low wages, and one female employee claims to have been beaten on the orders of management and threatened with murder.
Charity T-shirts worn by celebrities including the Spice Girl Emma Bunton were manufactured in a Bangladesh factory that stands accused of exploiting workers, it has emerged.
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