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Nizzoli

alexolszyk — 2024-10-28 16:50:01 UTC

“They outsource their clothes production to factories in developing countries where human rights are limited or downright non-existent for garment workers.”

Nizzoli

alexolszyk — 2024-10-28 16:53:02 UTC

“Because these workers don’t earn enough, they can’t change their situation (for example, by investing in education). Also, for women in some developing countries, it can be extremely difficult to find jobs in different industries ”

Fast Fashion: The Real Costs

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 01:32:38 UTC

“In 2013, a clothing factory known as Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,129 people. The collapse, now known as the deadliest garment factory accident in history, was due to a structural failure in the building when cracks were discovered in the foundation, but employees were ordered to continue working despite warnings to evacuate.”

Fast Fashion Denies Basic Human Rights

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 01:32:52 UTC

“The most harrowing points of the documentary were when Dhaka, the sweatshop worker, described her long days spent in chemical fumes and unsafe buildings, how she was separated from her child or family. Dhaka later formed and became president of a union within her company. When she and her co-workers presented their list of demands to their boss, he and his staff beat up these employees.”

Fast Fashion: The Real Costs

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 01:58:59 UTC

"The limitless need for new clothes in large volumes as fast as possible has led to the movement of manufacturers out of the country and into places like Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia, in order to get the most product for the cheapest price,"

Connection

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 02:00:53 UTC

Setting up factories out of the US has allowed fast fashion companies to produce and pay workers at a low cost

Ross

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 02:23:54 UTC

"The fast fashion industry employs approximately 75 million factory workers worldwide. Of those workers it is estimated that less than 2% of them make a living wage."

Connection

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 02:28:10 UTC

Laborers have a lots of health risk whether its the factory collapsing or the toxic materials they are working with

Connection

alexolszyk — 2024-10-30 02:33:50 UTC

Because most workers make minimum wage they are trapped in their jobs so that they could try to make enough for a living