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Four years ago today Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed and brought into sharp focus the price of making our clothing. One thousand one hundred twenty-nine people were crushed to death and two thousand five hundred more were injured while making clothing for brands we know. The building was known to be unstable, but workers were forced inside under threat of termination. This incident is not an isolated tragedy. Farmers work with dangerous pesticides in order to grow more cotton faster. Hazardous dyes are applied by people working long hours without protection. Garment workers are made to work in unsafe conditions...for long hours...six and seven days per week...for very little pay.
We can choose to buy less, second hand, and fair. We can choose to make our own clothing and repair what we have. These are great fair choices. The more people make these choices, the greater the effect. But those big brands are still out there making poor choices and exploiting people. We can opt out as much as possible, but we can also urge those big brands to take a stand...to change their practices. Every brands can choose to manufacture their clothing in fair-trade certified factories. We can let them know that this is important to us.
Take this opportunity to find a garment in your closet and ask the company, "Who made my clothes?" Tag them on instagram. Write them a letter. The more people who ask, the greater the impact.
Fairness is no exploitation of people for clothing. Fairness is every garment worker able to work in safe conditions and fairly compensated.
For more information and inspiration (and print outs) check out Fashion Revolution.
Love,
Jane
We can choose to buy less, second hand, and fair. We can choose to make our own clothing and repair what we have. These are great fair choices. The more people make these choices, the greater the effect. But those big brands are still out there making poor choices and exploiting people. We can opt out as much as possible, but we can also urge those big brands to take a stand...to change their practices. Every brands can choose to manufacture their clothing in fair-trade certified factories. We can let them know that this is important to us.
Take this opportunity to find a garment in your closet and ask the company, "Who made my clothes?" Tag them on instagram. Write them a letter. The more people who ask, the greater the impact.
Fairness is no exploitation of people for clothing. Fairness is every garment worker able to work in safe conditions and fairly compensated.
For more information and inspiration (and print outs) check out Fashion Revolution.
Love,
Jane
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