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Category: Dark factories

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022mbarker2012

Leicester and the Low Pay Commission

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022mbarker2012

New Tory-Backed Textile Lobby Group Backed By Leicester’s Labour City Council

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022mbarker2012

Missguided’s Ongoing Abuse of Workers

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022mbarker2012

Workers Get Dodgy Pay Offer While Greencore Boss Takes Home £1million a Year!

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022mbarker2012

Open Secret

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022mbarker2012

Industrial Organising in Leicester’s Hosiery Sector: A Historical Overview

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022mbarker2012

A History of Knitting

May 12, 2022May 16, 2022mbarker2012

Property Developers Linked to Goldman Sachs Seek to Destroy Former Corah Factory Site in Leicester

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022mbarker2012

Leicester City Council Gives PR Boost to Union Busting Food Manufacturer

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022mbarker2012

East Midlands Freeport: A New Anti-Worker Tax Haven

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