"We are extremely concerned about the very serious allegations made against our supplier TNS Knitwear and against TNS's unauthorised subcontractor, Fashion Waves."

Vertical disintegration buys you plausible deniability. Must be among the first rules of retailing. It's a worldwide phenomenon that's difficult to escape. Some form of liability has to be put into place for retailers that do not have thorough supply chain management, IMO. That or they are levied to pay for better government oversight.