Article 608YY Pakistani garment workers left destitute and starving after Missguided collapse

Pakistani garment workers left destitute and starving after Missguided collapse

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Shah Meer Baloch
from World news | The Guardian on (#608YY)

Fashion retailer's suppliers in Pakistan have sacked hundreds without pay, as invoices for completed orders remain unpaid

Hundreds of garment workers in Pakistan making clothing for collapsed fast fashion brand Missguided say they have been left destitute and starving after not receiving salaries for more than four months.

The workers, who typically earn between 100 and 160 a month, say that despite not being paid they have continued working even as the Manchester-based retailer went into administration, with suppliers claiming the company owes them millions of pounds for clothing already completed and shipped.

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