‘Feminist’ t-shirts made in sweatshops, paper claims

In Britain, a women’s rights charity behind a t-shirt campaign, which is now caught up in controversy over claims the products were made in "sweatshop" conditions, has said it will order the clothes be withdrawn from sale if the reports are proven.

The t-shirts, proudly worn by Labour leader Ed Miliband, Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman proclaiming their feminist credentials, are made by women being paid just 62p an hour, the Mail on Sunday reported.

The paper said its investigation had found the t-shirts with the slogan ‘This is what a feminist looks like’ were being produced on a factory on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius where the women machinists sleep 16 to a room.