by Admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Action 2
“The military is shooting everyone on the road, so safety is a big issue we [garment workers] face even to go to work.” – Ko Aung, Federation of General Workers Myanmar. PayUp Fashion organized a press conference on March 30, 2021, following the...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2021 | Action 7, Help Pass Laws
The Garment Worker Protection Act is a key piece of legislation that could help end sweatshop conditions and worker exploitation in a key fashion market. Read on to find out what it’s all about and how you can support the bill, called S62. What is the...
by Admin | Feb 12, 2021 | #ShareYourProfits, Keep Workers Safe
Garment workers are still suffering. Infections from coronavirus may be falling, at last, but the fashion industry has experienced an upheaval and contraction that’s impacted millions of workers. A recent survey by the Worker Rights Consortium found that 77% of...
by Admin | Jan 29, 2021 | #PayUp
Gal-Dem.com features PayUpFashion in a story about the devastation facing female retail and factory workers of color as fast fashion companies like Topshop go under. They write: Arcadia Group (owners of Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Evans, Miss Selfridge) announced they...
by Admin | Jan 16, 2021 | #PayUp, Seven Actions
Without garment workers, there is no fashion — yet the fashion industry abandoned these 70 million workers during the coronavirus pandemic. They died on the job from Covid-19 while making face masks. They went hungry [PDF] as brands refused to pay them for $40 billion...
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