was today hit by a new worker scandal, with claims that staff at the fast fashion giant's warehouse in Lancashire were made to work in temperatures of up to 32C degrees over 12 hour shifts where they are expected to collect 130 items an hour. The British company - which is known for its £3 shirts and £4 dresses and enjoys revenues of nearly £2billion a year - has tried to promote its ethical credentials two years after it emerged employees of some of its suppliers in Leicester were being paid as little as £3.50 an hour. But an undercover newspaper reporter has now made a series of disturbing claims about conditions at its warehouse in Burnley, with staff labelling themselves 'slaves' complaining of racism, sexual harassment and gruelling targets.
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