Mirror Investigation: England’s £115 Qatar World Cup shirts made by Thai factory workers paid just £1 an hour

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Factory workers in Thailand are paid just £1 an hour to make £115 England football shirts, a Mirror investigation reveals.

Fans have expressed outrage at the prices for the current strip and costs have risen faster than inflation.

In 2008, an adult-sized shirt cost £40 – or £56 in today’s prices.

Now the equivalent “stadium” shirts start at just under £75, while the “match” shirts similar to the ones the players wear cost £40 more.

Read more on: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/englands-115-qatar-world-cup-28529972

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