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...
by Admin | Jan 16, 2021 | #PayUp, #ShareYourProfits, Seven Actions
Treehugger.com features PayUpFashion and our road map for change: Last March, a catastrophe hit Asia’s garment-producing countries. Major fashion brands canceled orders worth more than $40 billion, citing COVID-induced store closures and a severely weakened...
by Admin | Dec 22, 2020 | #ShareYourProfits, Action 2, Keep Workers Safe
Like many industries, the fashion sector has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with factory workers bearing the significant burden of financial hardship and health risk. Citing low sales, many brands refused to pay factories for cancelled orders, with $16...
by Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Press
Many consumers associate Made in USA with ethical production, but that’s not the case for tens of thousands of garment workers in Los Angeles. Fashionista.com covers the forces contributing to L.A.’s long history of wage theft and labor exploitation in the...
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