What happened after the Boohoo Scandal? A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective of the Garment Industry in Leicester - English Version

This report documents the impact of the Leicester factory closures from a multi-stakeholder perspective. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted from April-July 2023, we analysed the current situation in Leicester from the perspectives of workers, manufacturers, interventions, and brands. This report is informed by qualitative interviews conducted with current and former workers, manufacturers, and state and civil society actors. It also builds on the insights drawn from five group interviews conducted with current and former garment workers. In addition, we gathered insights by observing community meetings, events, public spaces, protests, and factories . As the garment industry in Leicester was/is predominantly led by South Asian business owners, with South Asian workers forming its backbone, our research was focussed on people from South Asia or of South Asian descent.