Beyoncé's Ivy Park range allegedly made by workers earning just 44p an hour

Over the weekend The Mirror and The Sun On Sunday reported that the range is made by Sri Lankan seamstresses for approximately "£4.30 per day" in a factory owned by MAS Holdings.

MAS Holdings employs 74,000 workers across 15 countries in Asia. 70% of their workforce is female. The activewear brand is designed to "support and inspire women".

According to reports, "an unnamed seamstress from MAS Holdings" says: "When they talk about women and empowerment this is just for the foreigners. They want the foreigners to think everything is okay."

Another worker, a sewing machine operator, added that she "cannot survive on her basic wage of 18,500 rupees (£87.26) a month". The Sri Lankan average is roughly £164.

MAS Holdings are not technically breaking the law - even the poorest workers paid above the monthly minimum wage (13,500 rupees). Campaigners believe this is not nearly adequate, and they should be paid closer to the living wage - 43,000 rupees a month.

A spokeswoman for Topshop has defended the range: "Ivy Park has a rigorous ethical trading programme. We are proud of our sustained efforts in terms of factory inspections and audits, and our teams work very closely with our suppliers and their factories to ensure compliance. We expect our suppliers to meet our code of conduct and we support them in achieving these requirements."

The range was created to “support and inspire women” but is under fire for allegedly exploiting female Sri Lankan workers.

Beyoncé’s clothing range Ivy Park, which is stocked by high street retailers Topshop, has been accused of being made by workers in Sri Lanka earning just 44p an hour,reports The Mirror.

The Lemonade singer’s newly-launched collection for Topshop was created to “support and inspire women” but MAS Holdings – which employs 74,000 workers, 70 percent of them women – has been strongly critcised by Anti-Slavery International after an unnamed seamstress came forward with the claim.

In an interview with The Sun on Sunday, a Topshop spokesperson defended Ivy Park’s “rigorous ethical trading programme” and said “we are proud of our sustained efforts in terms of factory inspections and audits, and our teams work very closely with our suppliers and their factories to ensure compliance.

“We expect our suppliers to meet our code of conduct and we support them in achieving these requirements.”

MAS are not breaking the law, with their poorest workers still getting paid more than Sri Lanka’s legal minimum wage of 13,500 rupees a month.

UK stockists include Topshop, Selfridges, and JD Sports

FACT has approached Beyoncé’s team for comment.