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The Home Secretary fears cultural sensitivities let sweatshops avoid regulation. Yet the issue was frequently raised over the last 5 years: the inaction appears to reflect a reluctance to uphold regulations in the economy. https://twitter.com/MsHelicat/status/1282057165310754818
Sarah O'Connor of the FT, the Guardian, Channel 4 and others ran exposes on under-regulation or failures of enforcement https://twitter.com/sarahoconnor_/status/1280087002210320384?s=19
Thread: is the government saying that cultural sensitivities are why the govt did not act in warnings?
Cultural sensitivities do not generally seem barrier to eg Home Office enforcement (cf Windrush scandal) so how do they explain the failure to act here? https://twitter.com/sarahoconnor_/status/1279114218902638595?s=19
Cultural sensitivities do not generally seem barrier to eg Home Office enforcement (cf Windrush scandal) so how do they explain the failure to act here? https://twitter.com/sarahoconnor_/status/1279114218902638595?s=19
Here is government response to the Select Committee on Fast Fashion. Sets out why it favours a voluntary, industry-led response and so does not support the calls to intervene
A conscious decision to be hands-off. But not about "cultural sensitivities"
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/2311/231102.htm
A conscious decision to be hands-off. But not about "cultural sensitivities"
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/2311/231102.htm
Select Committee recommendations. Not adopted by government.
I wouldn't rule out "cultural sensitivities" as a (bad reason) sometimes re local enforcement - eg bad landlords. It was one contributor to shockingly weak + slow act on sexual exploitation. In case of sweatshops, regulation & enforcement, national govt has questions to answer
