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It's a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money. Charity shops are a type of social enterprise . They sell mainly used goods such as clothing, books, music albums, DVDs , and furniture donated by members of the public, and are often staffed by volunteers . It raises money for people who are poor, sick, etc.

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Charity Fashion Live Film - London Fashion Week SS16 | Oxfam

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Charity Fashion Live is anevent, organized by the super dynamic and fun stylist Emma Slade Edmondson. The challenge is to try and duplicate some of the looks freshly out of the catwalk using only clothes and accessories from an OXFAM shop.

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Charity Fashion Live - watch us recreate London Fashion Week looks in real time as they come out on the catwalk using only what we find in a Barnardo's shop

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Shak and Kai : a clean style for a clean ocean

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Shak and Kai : a clean style for a clean ocean

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Emma Watson, the British activist and actress best known for her role in the “Harry Potter” movie franchise, recently announced that she’ll be adopting Good on You’s brand ratings as her benchmark for making ethical fashion choices.

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Emma Watson Supports 'Good On You' to Help Drive Change for Ethical Fashion - Press Releases - Our Stories - FOUR PAWS US

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Emma Watson supports the app called Good On You to help drive consumer power for ethical fashion.

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Wardrobe surgery: upcycled clothing in London's Hackney

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Wardrobe surgery: upcycled clothing in London's Hackney

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Wardrobe surgery: upcycled clothing in London's Hackney

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Which fashion brands are going toxic-free?

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Which fashion brands are going toxic-free?

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It was a massive step when Adidas, Puma and Nike promised to go toxic-free by 2020. But when we turned our attention to other companies, the rest of the industry put up resistance.

"It's not feasible what Greenpeace wants us to do," companies would say to me. "No global fashion company can make their supply chains fully transparent and ban all toxic chemicals from all steps of production."

But for the last years, fashionistas, models, activists and bloggers around the world proved them wrong.

Now, over 70 fashion brands and suppliers have committed to Detox by 2020, and remove toxic chemicals from their supply chains. Combined, they account for some 15 percent of global textile production.

And few, if any, companies are now questioning if going toxics-free is possible. The only question today is: How fast do we go?
The goal is to go toxic-free by 2020.
To check on companies' progress made towards the 2020 goal, we're publishing the Detox Catwalk. It's an online platform ranking 19 fashion and sportswear companies, and it shows again: cleaning up fashion supply chains IS possible.

Two of the world's biggest fashion companies, H&M and Zara (Inditex), together with the mid-sized Italian brand Benetton are proving this. They have worked hard over the past few years, banning hazardous chemicals from their production, publishing wastewater data for better transparency, and publishing supplier's lists. They are the "Detox Avant-Garde".

But there are 16 out of 19 assessed fashion and sportswear brands that are not advancing fast enough. Nike, LiNing, Esprit and Victoria's Secret are among those in the "Faux Pas" category.

And there are 12 brands in "Evolution Mode", including Adidas, Burberry, Levi's and Valentino. They need to speed up to reach their 2020 goal of clean fashion.

It's time we keep these companies on their toes and remind them of their promise. In the remaining years, we will re-assess their progress to make sure they are toxic-free by 2020.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Mass production of cheap clothes will never be sustainable. Post-growth business models is what we want to talk about next - and with your voice with us, we can transform the entire fashion industry!
Kirsten Brodde is the Detox My Fashion Project Leader based in Greenpeace Germany

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Which fashion brands are going toxic-free? - Greenpeace International

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It was a massive step when Adidas, Puma and Nike promised to go toxic-free by 2020. But when we turned our attention to other companies, the rest of the industry put up resistance. "It's not feasible what Greenpeace wants us to do," companies would say to me.

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Children as young as eleven have been employed in the fashion industry. All major companies use child labour as cheap labour, Forever 21, Victoria Secret, Reebok, Nike, Gap and many more. Last year Apple had been found using hundred and six children. According to the UN India is the capitol of child employment. They employ over fifty five million children from age 5 to 14. Children are easy to exploit by paying them low wages and they even force them to work unrealistic shifts, up to 22 hours.

A child from India said. "The men came looking for us in July. They had loudspeakers in the back of a car and told my parents that, if they sent me to work in the city, they won't have to work in the farms. My father was paid a fee for me and I was brought down with 40 other children. I am working for free. The supervisor has told me because I am learning I don't get paid. It has been like this for four months."

No young children should have to work this amount of hours for so long.There should be stricter laws on children labour but it shouldn't be abolished completely. It's better that children are learning a trade rather than on the streets were they are could steal and do worse. In the factory they should put schools on sight so children could learn as well.

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Children as young as eleven have been employed in the fashion industry. All major companies use child labour as cheap labour, Forever 21, Victoria Secret, Reebok, Nike, Gap and many more. Last year Apple had been found using hundred and six children. According to the UN India is the capitol of child employment.

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Charity shops are very popular in England

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Charity shops are very popular in England

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There's a new look in town, which some people are calling 'scumbro'. Scumbro combines the word 'scummy', which means 'dirty and messy', with the word 'bro', which is an informal way of referring to a boy or man. So scumbro is a fashion for men - but women can adopt it too. Find out more about it in this programme.

This week's question:

When did the first official charity shop opened its doors in the UK? Was it in...

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary

donating
giving goods or money to an organisation or charity

founding fathers
people who start an idea or an organisation

fashion victim
person who has to follow the latest fashion trends

rummaging
searching for something that's mixed up with lots of other things

simultaneously
doing one thing at the same time as doing something else

Transcript
Note: This is not a word for word transcript
Catherine
Hello. Welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Catherine.

Rob
And hello, I'm Rob.

Catherine
Now Rob, do you ever buy things at a charity shop?

Rob
Yes I do. They are a great place to pick up a bargain and I also donate items to charity shops too. And a charity shop, by the way, is a shop where people take their unwanted items and then the shop sells them and makes money and the money goes to charity.

Rob
It should be interesting. But first, Catherine, aren't you going to set me a question to answer? And not a second-hand one, please!

Catherine
It's a brand new question today, Rob, for you and the listeners at home - do you know when the first official charity shop opened its doors in the UK? Was it in...

a) 1928

b) 1948, or

c) 1968?

Rob
I'll go for 1948.

OK, and we'll find out the answer later. But now back to our discussion about charity shops and fashion. And there's a new look in town, which some people are calling ' scumbro'. Scumbro combines the word 'scummy' which means 'dirty and messy' with the word 'bro', which is an informal way of referring to a boy or man. So scumbro is a fashion for men - but women can adopt it too.

Catherine
Well, it's something Amber Graafland knows about. She is the Fashion & Beauty Director for the Daily Mirror newspaper and she's been telling BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme all about it. So, how did this trend start?

Rob
OK, so the fashion magazine Vanity Fair invented the name but the trend has spread because celebrities have been dressing in this style.

Rob
OK, well let's hear from Amber Graafland again. How does she describe the characteristics of this fashion trend?

Rob
And I guess by showing you've made an effort, you wear designer labels - showing you've paid lots of money.

Catherine
The issue here is clothes from charity shops are supposed to be cheap. Some people even buy these clothes because it is all they can afford - but the irony here is some people are choosing to pay lots and lots of money to look like they're wearing second-hand clothes - and the charity shops aren't making any money from it.

Rob
Well if you're a fashion victim it's something you have to do.

Catherine
And there's one thing I have to do now and that's give you the answer to today's quiz question. So I asked you earlier when the first official charity shop opened its doors in the UK?

Rob
And I said 1948.

Catherine
And you are correct this week, Rob. Well done! The very first shop, run by the charity Oxfam, opened its doors in Oxford in 1948, as a direct result of an appeal launched to help post-war Greece.

Rob
Well you can simultaneously listen to this programme and look at our website if you like. The web address is bbclearningenglish.com.

Catherine
But that's all we have time for now. Join us again next time. Goodbye.

Rob
Bye!

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BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / What is scumbro?

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There's a new look in town, which some people are calling 'scumbro'. Scumbro combines the word 'scummy', which means 'dirty and messy', with the word 'bro', which is an informal way of referring to a boy or man. So scumbro is a fashion for men - but women can adopt it too.

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Sell and buy second-hand wardrobe items. List what you don't wear and sell for free!

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Vinted | Sell and buy clothes, shoes and accessories

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One community, thousands of brands, and a whole lot of second-hand style. Ready to get started? Here's how it works.

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Five reasons why you should check out charity shops

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Five reasons why you should check out charity shops

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Thrift shops are thriving with endless options from flawless fashion items to vintage finds and individual souvenirs. The craze for second-hand shops continues and there is no reason why it shouldn't be, considering every contribution goes a long way. But why should you really check one out, if you haven't done so before (and become a slight charity shop addict like me in the making!)? Well, here are my five top reasons for why charity shops are the best for buying clothes with a difference.
1) Cheap and cheerful
One of the main reasons that these retail establishments are so popular is that they are great value for money. You are able to buy clothing of all types for a relatively decent price that accordingly goes to a good cause, making you feel cheerful for spending money and not guilty for blowing your money. And let's face it, affordable prices never go a miss!
2) Sustainable fashion
Also known as eco-fashion, where one is part of the growing trend of sustainability and fashion in order to support our environment and those around us, giving us a sense of social responsibility. When one simply buys something from a charity shop, you are strengthening the growing projects and making the world a fairer place in the long run. Be the difference you want to see; simply by buying an item or two every now and then you could be changing somebody's life in need.
3) Be original
Don't you find it lame when you catch somebody with the same shirt or top on as you? Well, now is your chance to be different. You can find clothing that will not be available in conventional stores, allowing your originality to flourish and not be copied. Furthermore, when somebody asks where you've got something from, you can grin in delight that you have got it from a charity shop (then they can't copy you too!).
4) Raise awareness
Most retail units have a parent charity, for example Oxfam being one of the biggest global aids. This means that when you buy from the specific chain of charity shop, you know that you are supporting their activities and furthering their charitable work. Another factor is the environmental effect it has, due to mass consumption in shopping these days. Instead of buying completely new goods, you can buy a perfectly good-as-new item for half the price.
5) Range of goods
The amount of merchandise that charity shops have to offer is endless. Dependent on where you go of course, as some shops only sell clothing, yet other bigger and renowned chains offer literally everything you can imagine, such as books, shoes, bags and socks. Not to mention that some shops sell new stock from department stores that have donated them, and vintage items like vinyls, CDs and clothing that are no longer available anywhere else.

The list could go on ... but I hope this has spurred you on to try out a guilt-free shopping trip whilst supporting charities, looking unique and feeling fab about it!

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How high street clothes were made by children in Myanmar for 13p an hour 

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Children as young as 14 have been employed to make clothes for some of the most popular names on the UK high street, according to a new report.

New Look, Sports Direct's Lonsdale brand and H&M have all used factories found to have employed children, after several major brands switched their production to low-cost factories in Myanmar. Workers told investigators that they were paid as little as 13p an hour producing clothes for UK retailers - half the full legal minimum wage.

Labour rights campaigners say that the use of children in factories supplying household names is the result of a "race to the bottom", as brands chase ever lower labour costs.

The Netherlands-based Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (known by its Dutch initials as Somo) interviewed 400 workers in 12 factories supplying international brands and worked with the Observer to finalise the report.

"We thought that brands were getting the message on child labour but this investigation shows the risks involved in constantly trying to cut labour costs," said researcher Pauline Overeem. "The widespread use of children in Myanmar to manufacture clothes for western brands is alarming and depressing and we urge all companies to take responsibility and to ensure that children are getting the education they need and deserve."

Brands have had some success eliminating child labour from their main supplier factories in recent years, but as wages have risen in countries such as China, companies are increasingly moving production to cheaper markets, including Myanmar, where children can legally be employed for up to four hours a day from the age of 14.

Daw Khine Khine Nwe, secretary of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association Photograph: Gethin Chamberlain

The legal minimum wage in Myanmar is 3,600 kyat (£2.12) for an eight-hour day - equivalent to 26p an hour. Workers in all the factories investigated worked six-day weeks. Labour NGOs argued when the minimum wage was set that a minimum of 6,000 kyat a day was required for a basic standard of living.

All the factories investigated employed workers below the age of 18. Several workers at factories supplying Lonsdale and New Look stated in detailed interviews that they had started work at the age of 14.

A German brand that sourced from the same factory as New Look reported that it had found "misconducts" at the factory, including evidence of child employment. Researchers said the factory subsequently dismissed all workers below the age of 18. But one of the workers, asked her age by the researchers, replied: "Do you want to know my real age or my age at the factory?" A worker at another factory told researchers: "When buyers come into the factory the child workers are being told not to come to work that day."

There were also reports of several workers below the age of 15 at a factory supplying H&M and Muji. H&M confirmed that it had found two 14-year-olds but that an inspection in November found no one under 14.

Researchers found wages below the full legal minimum at factories supplying Sports Direct, Henri Lloyd, New Look, H&M, Muji, Pierre Cardin and Karrimor (owned by Sports Direct).

The lowest wages of just 13p an hour were found in factories supplying H&M, Karrimor, Muji and Pierre Cardin. The day rate for those workers was £1.06. Myanmar's labour laws permit factories to pay newer workers at reduced rates.

Workers say they struggle to live on such low wages. Thiri and Yadana, who both worked at a factory supplying Lonsdale, said they could only afford to live in a makeshift hut in a squatter area without electricity or running water.

Thiri said: "The upside of living here is that we don't need to spend money on rent which makes it easier to get by."

According to Myanmar's factories act, workers should not be expected to do more than 60 hours a week, including overtime, but workers reported longer hours in factories supplying New Look, Sports Direct, Henri Lloyd, Karrimor and H&M. Forced overtime was reported by workers in factories supplying H&M, Muji, Sports Direct and Henri Lloyd, while there were reports of unpaid overtime at factories supplying New Look, Pierre Cardin and H&M.

Factory owners in Myanmar say they are under intense pressure from brands to cut costs. Daw Khine Khine Nwe, secretary of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association, urged UK shoppers to think about how budget clothes are produced. "We are asking the buyer to increase the rate and we'll share it with the worker. But they're not willing."

In an interview with the Observer in Yangon last year, she said: "The consumer also needs to understand - the consumer asks for better quality but when it comes to the price they always look for the cheapest one. Which do you want?"

The low labour costs in Myanmar have encouraged international brands to switch production from more expensive countries and between 2010 and 2014 exports tripled to £787m. There are now more than 400 factories in the country, employing 350,000 people, 90% of them women.

In its report, Somo urges the companies to pay workers a living wage: "Clothing companies are constantly on the lookout for production locations that can make clothes quickly and at low costs," it says. "Over the past few years, Myanmar has rapidly become a popular sourcing destination for the garment industry due to a huge pool of cheap labour and favourable import and export tariffs.

However, working conditions in this industry are far from acceptable. Labour rights violations are rife. Asian suppliers are setting up shop in Myanmar in an unseemly 'race to the bottom', pushed by foreign buyers that are eager to secure the cheapest possible prices."

New Look said: "We recognise the issues highlighted in this report. We are working with our suppliers and local partners in Myanmar to address the findings and to support the development of an ethical garment industry in the area."

H&M said the report raised "industry-wide challenges". "It is of utmost importance to us that all our products are made under good working conditions and with consideration to environment, health and safety. We want people to be treated with respect and that our suppliers offer all their workers good, fair and safe working conditions."

The company stressed that child labour was totally unacceptable, but pointed out that the legal age for working in Myanmar was 14.

Sports Direct dismissed the interviews with the workers as "anecdotal and uncorroborated", with a spokesman adding: "We would therefore strongly advise you not to publish." But in a statement the company said: "However, we do not condone these types of abuse and we have policies in place which reflect this view. Details of these policies are published on our company website in our statement about the Modern Slavery Act."

A spokeswoman for Muji said: "We are committed on a global scale to always ensure good working practices, both internally and in cooperation with our external partners."

Pierre Cardin said it would investigate the matter further and take the appropriate measures.

Henri Lloyd did not respond to repeated requests for comment and did not respond when offered an opportunity by Somo to react to the report.

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Detox: How Fashion Is Cleaning Up Its Act

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Best Charity Shops In London | Come Thrifting With Me | Lucy Moon

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There are 264 million children working in the world... That's nearly one child in 10! Children work in nearly every country in the world... Often,...