Posts Tagged ‘fashion’
Stop Trafficking May 2024
The May 2024 issue of Stop Trafficking! focuses on the role of child and forced labour in the fashion industry. According to the International Labour Organisation about 160 million children are involved in labour globally. Many of these are involved in making the clothes we purchase. Articles in the May issue include: Download your copy…
Read MoreEthical Christmas Shopping
Who is making your Christmas prezzies? Using our power as consumers is one important way to push back against the exploitation of workers. Shopping ethically is one action we can take. Here are some Christmas shopping ideas that ensure the workers involved are not exploited. Chocolate Chocolate is a popular gift at Christmas so make…
Read MoreWhat Has Changed?
It is now 10 years since the Rana Plaza disaster. On 24th April 2013 over 1,000 garment workers were killed and thousands more were injured when the building they were working in collapsed. Labels of well known brands surfaced in the rubble of the building. A few months later Baptist World Aid released its first…
Read MoreNaughty or Nice
Stand with the women who make our clothes and demand big brands pay a living wage. For a number of years, along with other NGOs, ACRATH hs been advocating for fashion companies to pay their workers a living wage. This year, brands were asked by Oxfam Australia to commit to conducting a wage gap analysis,…
Read More2022 Ethical Fashion Guide
The Baptist World Aid 2022 Ethical Fashion Guide is here. Is your favourite brand ensuring their supply chain is ethical and sustainable? Which brands are protecting workers and the environmnet? According to Peter Keegan, Director of Advocacy at Baptist World Aid Australia, this year’s report shows that while there’s been some progress made by companies…
Read MoreRemembering Rana Plaza
April 24th 2022 marks the ninth anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This building housed five garment factories. As a result of the collapse more than 1,130 people lost their lives and over 2,500 were injured. This event helped to highlighted issues of worker exploitation in the fashion industry.…
Read MoreFashion Supply Chains
On 24th April 2013 the eight-story Rana Plaza building outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing more than 1,100 people and injuring thousands of others. In 2021 there is a 1 in 4 chance that a cotton t-shirt you purchase is tainted by forced labour. Around the world, exploitation and forced labour are rife in fashion supply chains. In the…
Read MoreEthical Fashion Choices
Consumers have the ability to send powerful message about human rights and sustainability by the choices that they make. This is particularly so when it comes to fashion. Do you know who makes your clothes? Are their working conditions safe? Are they paid a living wage? How many hours a day do they have to…
Read MoreThought for November
Have you ever wondered about the impacts of fast fashion? When St Ursula’s College ‘Not 4 Sale’ students not only thought about it they took action. They arranged a clothes swap. The swap encouraged students to think more about where their clothes come from, and the impact of fast fashion. It also asked them to…
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