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BBC reporter Emma Lowther went undercoverDoing secret work inside a company or group, not revealing who you really are. to film her TV show about fashion brand Boohoo. It is best known for selling cheap, on-trendSomething that becomes popular very quickly. clothes.

Three years ago, the company promised to change after journalistsPeople whose job it is to report on the news. reported that workers making clothes for Boohoo were paid as little as £3.50 an hour. But Lowther thinks nothing has changed.

The company made a promise to pay the factories that make their clothes fairly, so that the workers at these factories can be paid fairly too.

But Emma Lowther found that Boohoo was still trying to lower prices all the time. They sometimes even gave suppliers less money than they had agreed.

Boohoo says the claims are not true. But many people today say fast fashionCheap clothing produced quickly by big retailers in response to the latest trends. is simply wrong.

One survey found that on average fast-fashion clothes were worn only seven times. This is bad for the planet, critics say.

But others say fast fashion is not all bad. Some say expensiveCosts a lot of money. fashion brands try to put the blame for fashion's problems on companies like Boohoo. Meanwhile, others say it is a good thing that everyone today can be fashionable, no matter whether they are rich or poor.

Yes! Fast fashion is wasteful, bad for the planet and bad for the people who have to make clothes without being paid for their time and hard work.

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No! It is great that everyone can now buy clothes at cheap prices. There is nothing wrong with cheap clothes as long as workers are paid properly.

Undercover - Doing secret work inside a company or group, not revealing who you really are.

Trend - Something that becomes popular very quickly.

Journalists - People whose job it is to report on the news.

Fast fashion - Cheap clothing produced quickly by big retailers in response to the latest trends.

Expensive - Costs a lot of money.

Immoral - Outside of what most people in society think is right and fair.