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Two Faced Tragedy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka is forced on her knees. The garment industry is ubiquitous with poor worker conditions, corruption, bad infrastructure and an environment in disrepair. The recent terror attack is another slap…
Retailers Like H&M and Walmart Fall Short of Pledges to Overseas Workers
After more than 1,100 deaths exposed dangerous labor conditions in Bangladesh in 2013, brands like H&M, Walmart and Gap were among the most powerful companies that pledged to improve the safety of…
A Fashion World turned inside out
Our founders Adam Morris Philp and Simon de Tusch-Lec state in their feature article published in the Danish newspaper Politiken that: “It is in our interest as consumers to examine the blind spot in…
Three years after Rana Plaza disaster, has anything changed?
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three years after the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 factory workers, the rights and safety of workers are in greater focus, but…
Three Years After Rana Plaza, Has Anything Changed?
LONDON, United Kingdom — Sunday will mark the three-year anniversary of Rana Plaza, the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry, which killed 1,134 people when a building in Bangladesh…
Repost: 5 Truths the Fast Fashion Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
The fashion industry gets a lot of flack these days. The excess, the overtly sexual advertising, the humanitarian issues, the waste, the lawsuits, the list goes on. The industry giants have dedicated…
M.I.A. previews new music video for ‘Rewear It’
Just weeks after dropping her new song “MIA OLA” in collaboration with Baauer and G-Dragon,M.I.A. has previewed her next track and its accompanying music video “Rewear It”. While the rapper’s last music video “Borders”…
Let’s Celebrate The True Heroes
H&M is part of a new breed of high street and high-end brands who, after years of being socially and environmentally irresponsible, are turning over a new leaf and focusing on positive…
Am I a fool to expect more than corporate greenwashing?
Written by Lucy Siegel Source: The Guardian The Italian economist Guido Brera warns we’re all complicit in a great deceit. Millennials have been robbed of what might have been previously considered their…
“We cannot talk about it”
Written by Marc Bain Source: Quartz Up to 80% of garment workers in Bangalore, India, are believed to be migrant workers. Many don’t speak the local language and struggle to find housing,…