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Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines

Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?
(L-R) Paris Hilton, Jasmine Tookes, Romee Strijd, Elsa Hosk, and Josephine Skriver attend Boohoo x All That Glitters Launch Party in Los Angeles in 2019 | Source: Getty Images
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  • Vikram Alexei Kansara

British ultra-fast fashion group Boohoo has been in the headlines this week — for all the wrong reasons. Over the weekend, an investigation by the UK's

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