Injustice to Spice Girls T-shirts Workers

Spice Girls t-shirts which made to promote the Comic Relief ‘gender justice’ campaign were made in a Bangladesh factory where workers were paid a paltry 35 pence. A Guardian investigation found workers in the factory were also “harassed and verbally abused”.
The tops sold at £19.40 a pop, and £11.60 of this was set to be donated to the Comic Relief fund in a bid to “champion equality for women”, which pointed out how “women earn less”.
According to the probe, workers were called “daughters of prostitutes” by managers for not hitting targets.
One worker told the paper: “We don’t get paid enough and we work in inhuman conditions.”
Salma, a Bangladeshi worker said she has never even heard of the Spice Girls. Her life, hunched over a sewing machine for up to 16 hours a day, is a world away from the luxuries enjoyed by the millionaire pop band.
Holly Willoughby, Sam Smith and Jessie J were among the stars who helped promote t-shirts on social media.
A spokesman for the Spice Girls said they were “deeply shocked and appalled”. Comic Relief said the charity was “shocked and concerned”, by the allegations in The Guardian.
“No one should have to work under the conditions described in the piece.”
The spokeswoman added that the retailer, who could not immediately be reached for comment, had “taken full responsibility” for the alleged matter and would be refunding customers.