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Fashioning an Ethical Industry holds a variety of events; tutor training days, student workshops and speaker events. For more information -http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/newsandevents/
Garment workers are finding ways to try to improve their working conditions, and we can support them. This means consumers can use their power to encourage retailers to improve working conditions. Young people have the purchasing power, consumers can make a difference.
Fair Trade
Organisations' such as "People Tree" are promoting fair trade in the garment industry they encourage consumers to ask for clothes, which are made under fairer conditions. The campaign is working closely with the Clean Clothes Campaign.
Labour Behind the Label Campaign ‘Clean Clothes’ encourages retailers to guarantee that all clothes sold in their shops are produced under fair conditions, including the right to a living wage, the right to join a trade union, and better working conditions.
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You can use your power as a consumer to encourage retailers to sell garments made under acceptable working conditions.
Image source: www.fashioninganethicalindustry.org
When you go shopping, ask questions about where clothes are made and under what conditions.
Write letters to retailers expressing your concern and requesting further information.
Support Fair Trade outlets, such as Traidcraft and OXFAM shops, and look out for the Fairtrade marked goods in supermarkets.
Join LBL mailing list to be kept informed and to find out about fashion brands.
The more consumers ask questions, the more retailers will feel that they need to pay attention to the issues. And the more consumers demand that the clothes they buy are made under decent conditions, the more likely the retailers will act.
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