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by Bethany Rielly
LABOUR MP Claudia Webbe has called on ministers to end “the scourge of exploitation” in Britain’s garment industry after official figures reveal high Covid-19 fatality rates among women in the sector.
Women sewing machinists are almost four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than the average woman worker, according to Office for National Statistics figures.
The Leicester East MP said the figures were a “stark reminder of working conditions in Britain’s garment industry — both during and before the pandemic,” a problem particularly prevalent in her city.
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