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The answer is no. No. We don't know. It is practically impossible without exhaustive research to know who and under what conditions a garment was made . Large clothing chains subcontract the production of textile products to external suppliers, who in turn subcontract other small workshops to meet the demand for Fast Fashion (clothing for immediate production and consumption). Only small local clothing brands or those that work under values of solidarity and respect for the environment can really inform us about how and who makes their clothes, since they know the entire production chain and work with very clear sustainability principles. Tomorrow will be two years since the collapse of the eight-story Rhana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, where several clothing workshops were located; 1,138 people died and hundreds were injured. This was the most serious “accident” in the history of the clothing industry; and put in the media the harsh reality experienced by millions of workers around the world.
Sweatshops or unhealthy factories are spread in different places in different countries. All with the same common denominator: poverty wages, inhumane work hours, unhealthy conditions and little or no respect for the environment. Hence, in the face of such magnitude of injustices, the Fashion Revolution Day movement was born ; whose objective, simplified, is to activate the conscience of consumers to demand our self-information and know what we buy; and pressure Albania Mobile Number List brands to be transparent throughout the entire clothing production process . If you would like to participate in some of tomorrow's events , here is the agenda . By the way, if you live in Barcelona, on Sunday, April 26, in the Patio de las Dones of the CCCB, we will find a relaxed and playful space where we can enjoy and get to know the brands that work on sustainability , but there will also be concerts , menus ecological , environmental cinema , and more. Fashion Revolution Day Fashion Revolution Day Fashion brands and organizations working for real change in the textile industry It is clear that the fight will be long and hard. Currently there is little supply in the market of clothing produced under principles of solidarity and respect for the environment.
Search, you find. Here we give you some names: Veraluna Comerco Justo , Ecoalf , Medwins , Rabelroot, are just some examples of small clothing brands with a very promising vision of the future. But we must not forget those organizations that fight daily to raise awareness that an alternative is possible. A week ago Oxfam Intermón , which has been working in the field of Fair Trade since 1994, launched an awareness-raising action “Fashion Victims Wanted. Incredible conditions” on Fair Trade . I wanted to make known how thousands of women in Central America work under conditions of modern slavery, and demonstrate, at the same time, that an alternative to that exploitative model is Fair Trade cooperatives. You can join the initiative by signing to receive more information about Fair Trade. The Clean Clothes Campaign also plays an important role in the fight to defend the rights of workers in the textile sector. One of its objectives is to pressure the big fashion brands to change the rules of the game . The Clean Clothes Campaign (CRL) is an international network of NGOs, unions and consumer organizations, present in 41 European countries. The State Fair Trade Coordinator will dedicate World Fair Trade Day , which will be celebrated on May 9 , to textiles. In it he will call attention to citizens regarding the Human Rights violations and injustices that occur in this sector. Stay tuned because a few days before the CECJ will present an interesting report on the subject.