Slave To Fashion

Coffee-cup-clinking - Safia talks to John Steel, CEO at @Cafedirect - listen and subscribe via the link here: safia-minney.com/sm_podcasts/sa…… Cafédirect are proud to be @FairtradeUK #SheDeserves #Podcast #TheEthicalAgenda #FairTrade #SlaveFreeLent #ModernSlavery

".. children are still chosen as tailors and helpers in garment factories and for sequin and embellishment tasks in small workshops throughout Asia – they have small hands, they are obedient, and their wages are lower than adults’ pay." #modernslavery #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour

"Brands should do business directly with the factories, not through trading companies. Brands would then have more oversight of their supply chain..." Read more in Slave To Fashion - link in profile #SlaveToFashion #EthicalFashion #SafiaMinney

Over 1,400 social protection measures adopted by governments since the outbreak of #Covid19 are insufficient, according to the UN's expert on extreme poverty. Brands need to take responsibility for their supply chains and #PayYourWorkers #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions @Kohls

".. children are still chosen as tailors and helpers in garment factories and for sequin and embellishment tasks in small workshops throughout Asia – they have small hands, they are obedient, and their wages are lower than adults’ pay." #modernslavery #childlabour

‘It’s just basic to expect quality, ethics and design when you buy fashion now. They are all equally valued by customers and very possible to achieve; brands that say otherwise are just not creative enough to see the potential." Matt Gordon #slavetofashion #ethicalfashion

‘It’s just basic to expect quality, ethics and design when you buy fashion now. They are all equally valued by customers and very possible to achieve; brands that say otherwise are just not creative enough to see the potential." Matt Gordon #slavetofashion #ethicalfashion

"Fashion supply chains are complex and murky, characterized by unauthorized subcontracting that involves companies working across many countries. These supply chains have many layers..." #Slavetofashion #modernslavery

"The price of clothes does not reflect the true cost to the farmers, spinners and weavers, tailors, finishers, quality-control teams and packers who are underpaid and overworked in the race to get the latest fashion items into our stores." #Slavetofashion

Vatey; My husband was fired from his job for standing up for the rights of other garment workers. Now he has been blacklisted and only gets low paid work. Read more @SlavetoFash book - link in profile #endmodernslavery #slavetofashion #fashionrevolution

'There are no fans and sometimes it’s 31°C and I’m having to work without water. When there is an inspection, staff put water and fans in the factory, but they are taken away after a few days' #slavetofashion #slavery #ModernSlavery

"Sometimes the managers fire the children because they can’t do the work. Or, if children are absent for a day or two, they get fired.." #slavetofashion #Modernslavery #ChildLabour

People become bonded labourers after falling into debt and being forced to work for free in an attempt to repay it. Many will never pay off their loans and debt can be passed down to the next generation. #SlaveToFashion #ModernSlavery

"The reasons that child labour persists are manifold. In rural areas, a lack of job opportunities for adults can result in parents having little option but to allow their children to work..." Learn more in #Slavetofashion book, link in profile.

"The factory owner is only legally obliged to pay the minimum wage. Brands have been pushing prices down and because the factories need the business, they agree to the ‘negotiated’ prices. The factory owners then cut corners..." Erica Van Doorn #Slavetofashion

"If brands managed their production better and gave continuous orders, and if they kept a close eye on whether the orders were being subcontracted to illegal factories, where pay and conditions are worse, that would help all #Cambodian garment-factory workers" #slavetofashion

"Consumers have more power than they realize by voting with their wallets and buying only ethical and sustainable products" @mavenwomen #ethicalfashion #sustainablefashion

"Sometimes the managers fire the children because they can’t do the work. Or, if children are absent for a day or two, they get fired.." #slavetofashion #Modernslavery #ChildLabour

A new @BBCNews investigation has documented the impact of the global pandemic on garment workers and factories in Bangladesh, an important watch and worthwhile reason to ask brands #WhoMadeMyClothes? bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

It should be possible for a living wage to be earned in the course of a normal working week. However, wages in the garment industry invariably fall below this and may even fall short of the legal minimum wage if unscrupulous employers choose to ignore the law. #Slavetofashion

“Fairtrade has always been about pushing for change, not accepting the norm but adapting and innovating in order to drive lasting, sustainable change….” Mike Gidney - Fair Trade Foundation #Fairfashion #Fairtrade