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    What She Makes Pledge

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    Bangladesh: 23 years old Kakoli* lives alone since she started working in the garment factory. She hardly can send money to her parents living in village. She cuts yarn with a target of cut 120 yarns in an hour. With a 8970 Taka salary she hardly can manage her basic needs. Photo: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam

    Update

    Nearly 10 years ago, Oxfam Australia launched the What She Makes campaign. With hundreds of thousands of supporters like you, we demanded big clothing brands pay the women who make our clothes a living wage.


    Together, we urged clothing companies to take the crucial next step in creating a fairer fashion industry. And it worked.


    Thanks to What She Makes and Oxfam’s long history of working alongside garment workers:


    • Almost all brands included in the campaign now publicly list their tier-one suppliers
    • Several brands have undertaken separated labour costing and wage gap analysis and made increasingly detailed plans towards paying living wages
    • Influenced 14 Australian brands and three international brands to adopt the Fire and Building Safety Accord, helping to improve factory safety in Bangladesh
    • Lorna Jane became the first Australian brand involved in the campaign to ensure workers in its tier-one supply chain were paid a living wage

    While What She Makes will no longer continue as a dedicated Oxfam Australia campaign, our commitment to labour rights remains. Oxfam Australia will continue our advocacy to government for responsible business laws that put human rights and living wages at the heart of supply chains. Thank you for your support.

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    Bangladesh: 23 years old Kakoli* lives alone since she started working in the garment factory. She hardly can send money to her parents living in village. She cuts yarn with a target of cut 120 yarns in an hour. With a 8970 Taka salary she hardly can manage her basic needs. Photo: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam

    What She Makes Pledge

    This pledge is now closed. More than 238,663 Australians joined us in calling for a living wage for the women who make our clothes wage.

    Thank you for your support


    By signing this petition, you consent to Oxfam Australia contacting you regarding campaign progress and opportunities to support its global work, including fundraising. You agree to Oxfam Australia collecting and handling your personal information as per its Privacy Policy. For inquiries, email [email protected] or call 1800 088 110.


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    Unravelling Exploitation


    Oxfam latest research demonstrates how slavery-like practices are impacting the lives of women and children in the garment industry and the potential exposure of Australian
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    Shopping for a bargain


    Oxfam has released groundbreaking research, that reveals how unethical business practices of Australia’s fashion brands impact the women who make our clothes.

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    Made in Poverty: The True Price of Fashion


    Groundbreaking research from Oxfam showing the impact that low wages has on the lives of the people who make our clothes. (February 2019).