Tag: labour rights
What She Makes movement on IWD
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Women everywhere should have access to period products, nutritious food and be free to exercise and move their body, allowing them a healthy and dignified life. But many women who make our clothes can’t afford basic necessities. Many have to work long hours over a sewing machine due to low wages, resulting in painful injuries […] Read more »
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Best&Less start their journey to pay a living wage
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Best&Less have made a strong commitment to pay living wages throughout their supply chains. Read more »
Factory X commit to pay a living wage
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After years of campaigning from Oxfam supporters, Factory X commit to pay a living wage Read more »
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What She Makes turns 2!
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Celebrating two years of tackling poverty in the fashion industry Read more »
Sammy J says: Dear Kmart, Increase What She Makes
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Sammy J speaks for a lot of us – when we’re shopping, we all love a bargain. But, the bargain shouldn’t be what she makes. Read more »
How students can fight exploitation with Instagram
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Australia’s young people have an important role to play in calling out exploitation in some of the country’s most loved brands. Read more »
Be fashion forward this weekend (and beyond)
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To be ‘fashion forward’ is to be ahead of the curve: not just in terms of design and materials, but more importantly, around how your clothes are made. Find out which companies are moving towards a fairer future, and which companies are trying hide their tracks. Read more »
Rip Curl on the search for transparency
A recent Fairfax Media report has indicated Rip Curl clothing was produced under harsh working conditions in North Korea. There is no excuse for any company to be unaware of what is happening in its own supply chain. Now is the time for Rip Curl to improve its transparency and support workers’ rights. Read more »
Naughty or Nice: The Aussie brands dodging workers’ rights
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Two years ago Oxfam released its first “Naughty or Nice” list. We outed the brands who refused to protect their workers rights and applauded the ones who did. Now, in 2015, what’s changed? Who still won’t sign the Accord? And how do you demand more for the people that make your clothes? Read more »
The good news and the bad news for garment workers in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh is well known for the appalling conditions under which many of its garment sector employees have to work. Both in terms of the physical conditions, but also the wages they’re paid, which are among the lowest in the region. But despite the many Australian companies that have met, or exceeded, the Australian community’s demands to improve workers’ conditions, there are still some holding out. Read more »
