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Ruth Strange scans the horizon for the latest concerns for people working in clothing supply chains.
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Heather Webb explains how high street fashion's supply chains and workers' rights have progressed as well as what needs to happen next.
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The Singh Twins tell us about the artwork from their Slaves of Fashion series. The featured piece references the history of the colour indigo as well as jeans, an item of clothing that is commonly dyed that colour.
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A recent report, published by Labour Behind the Label, found that a shocking number of 31 out of 32 fashion brands are unable to provide proof of a living wage being paid to their workers.
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Ethiopia has been described as the garment industry’s “new frontier for low-paid labour” as Ethiopian garment workers become some of the lowest paid in the world.
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Designer brand, Prada, which previously adorned its luxury clothing with fur from animals such as mink and rabbits, has announced that it will be fur-free from September 2020.
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In a previous feature, we reported on the widespread protests undertaken by thousands of garment industry workers in Bangladesh to demand fair pay.
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After decades campaigning against the sweatshop labour used by high street brands, activists at No Sweat have devised a new way to defend workers – and redefine ‘ethical fashion’…
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Extinction Rebellion disrupts London Fashion Week with ‘swarm’ roadblocks and meets the British Fashion Council.
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From the 22nd to 28th April, campaigning organisation Fashion Revolution will be encouraging consumers to ask #whomademyclothes. Use the hashtag on social media or you can use an email template provided by Fashion Revolution on their website.
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Human rights activists have increased calls for jewellers to boycott gemstones mined in Myanmar, which are funding the country’s military. The long-running campaign responds to the military’s attacks on communities of Rohingya Muslims in the country.
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The Bangladeshi garment industry has become infamous for a multitude of workers’ rights abuses with extremely low pay, long hours and dangerous working conditions being key problems. During January 2019, widespread strike action has seen thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers take to the streets in protests largely related to low pay.
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Representatives of major fashion retailers were defending their positions in parliament in November as part of the Environment Audit Committee’s inquiry into the sustainability of the fashion industry.
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Boohoo and Zacharia Jewellers are the latest clothing companies to have been found selling real fur as faux.
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Bangladesh set to eject Bangladesh Accord despite widespread resistance from NGOs
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Earthmonk is a best buy label clothing brand, we talk to its co-founder Fiona about the philosophy behind the clothes.
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Burberry’s collection at London Fashion Week this September was fur-free. The CEO of Burberry, Marco Gobbetti, claims that it is now “making a firm commitment on it”.
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Sportswear giant Nike sparked a twitter storm in September when their new ad campaign featured Colin Kaepernick, an American football (NFL) player, who protested against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.
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On the opening day of London Fashion Week in September, Friends of the Earth (FoE) called on the fashion industry to do more to tackle plastic pollution as new figures highlighted that the sector is a ‘significant contribution’ to the problem.
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Are stain resistant clothes leaving a lasting mark on the environment? Guest blog from Fidra.