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2 Sep 2019

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Labour Behind the Label

UK: Labour group demands greater transparency from school uniform supplier Trutex

"Tell us where our school uniforms come from", 2 September 2019

Each year it is estimated that families spend around £1 billion on back to school equipment – about half of this on uniforms.

Despite calls from parents, unions and others, there is nothing to prevent schools from having exclusive contracts with uniform companies – this drives up the costs and increases the monopolies of companies like Trutex...

...Uniform monopolies also leave parents in an ethical bind, forced to buy from brands that lack transparency. Trutex’s website offers vague promises of a commitment to ethical production and assurances that its production sites are well managed and safe. Yet unlike many other brands who have published lists of where their factories are located, Trutex remain silent and provide absolutely no evidence that what they say is true...Until they release their supplier list we all have no way of checking their claims...