The Garment Worker Protection Act (SB62) is a California bill that aims to end wage theft in the state’s garment factories, where makers, most of them immigrant women of color, routinely earn as little as $3 an hour. California is the largest apparel-manufacturing hub in the United States, and clothes made there are sold globally by major brands. This is a bill impact that impacts consumers everywhere. And a growing list of 140+ ethical and sustainable brands and organizations are leading the way in endorsing the bill.
SB62 will ensure minimum wage for garment workers both by ending the piece-rate system of pay and by holding brands accountable for garment makers. The bill is powerful precisely because it mandates joint liability for brands. The prices that brands pay to factories are the root cause of wage theft, a fact established by multiple California Department of Labor investigations, which have found that brands like Forever 21 consistently pay as little as 50% below what it would require for suppliers to meet the minimum wage.
“What I want is for all the workers, above all, to earn what is fair. What is real. The brands hold a lot of responsibility,” says Fernando, a garment worker in Los Angeles with 27 years of experience.
HOW TO SUPPORT
The Garment Worker Protection Act would ensure minimum wage for garment workers across California, and it would do so by holding brands accountable. If you’re a brand or organization looking to endorse, click here. And for others, help us rally support for the bill by sharing this tweet below and tagging Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
BUSINESS SUPPORTERS AS OF JUNE 2021 |
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTERS AS OF JUNE 2021 |
| ALPHABETICAL ORDER | ALPHABETICAL ORDER |
| 3_3_4_7 | ACCE |
| A La Mode | ACLU of Northern California |
| Agaati | ACLU of Southern California |
| Akala | ACLU-CA |
| Ali Golden | AIWA |
| Alias Not Known | American Association of University Women California |
| All for Ramon | API Caucus |
| Amber Valleta Role Model. Inc | Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Law Caucus |
| Amendi | Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles/CA |
| Another Tomorrow | Bay Rising |
| Anthony Thomas Galante LLC | BEND THE ARC |
| Applause Lingerie | Black Caucus |
| Arizona Sustainable Apparel Association | CA Asset Building Coalition |
| Astor + Orion | CA Catholic Conference |
| Back Beat Co | CA Conference of Machinists |
| Bel Kazan | CA Conference of the Amalgamated Transit Union |
| Bliss Joy Bull | CA Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) |
| Blue Tin Production | CA League of Conservation Voters |
| Bold Swim | CA Low Income Consumer Coalition |
| Bomme Studio | Cal Domestic Workers Alliance |
| Boomkhi | Cal Labor Fed |
| Boyish Jeans | Cal Latinas for Reproductive Justice |
| Bullock-Ozkan Designs | Cal Rural Legal Assistance Foundation |
| byHumanKind | Calfornia Pan-Ethnic Health Network |
| CantiqLA | Calfornia Work and Family Coalition |
| Careaux | California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) |
| Carleen | California Women’s Law Center |
| Christy Dawn | CARECEN |
| Conscious Chatter | CAUSE |
| Conscious Life & Style | Center for Popular Democracy |
| Cotopaxi | Center for Workers Rights |
| Danithreads | Centro Legal de la Raza |
| Dare to Know LLC | Child Care Law Center |
| Darling Boutique LLC | Chinese Progressive Association (Bay Area) |
| Diana Diaz | CIELO |
| DnA Sustainable Threads | CLEAN Carwash LA |
| DOEN | Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) |
| Eco Stylist | CLIWA |
| Ecotextile Print | Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) |
| Eileen Fisher | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights L.A. (CHIRLA) |
| Enji | Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations |
| Equihua | Community Coalition |
| Ethix Merch | Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto |
| Faithfully Sustainable | Consumer Attorneys of California |
| Fashion of Tomorrow | County of Los Angeles |
| Fashion Revolution USA | Courage Campaign |
| Fibershed So Cal | Drug Policy Alliance |
| First Rite | EBASE |
| (fl)laws of Youth | Ella Baker Center |
| For Days | Employment Rights Center |
| Four Industries | Engineers and Scientists of CA, IFPTE Local 20 |
| Front Office Garment Development | Equal Rights Advocates |
| GDS Cloth Goods | Fight for $15 |
| GOEX Apparel | Five Counties Central Labor Council |
| Good Krama | Food Chain Workers Alliance |
| GRACreates | Free Form |
| greenheart market | Friends Committee on Legislation of California |
| Groundcover | GRACE |
| HADLEY | IBEW 617 |
| Holly Greenhagen LLC x FairShirt Project | IDEPSCA |
| Ijji | ILRF (International Labor Rights Forum) |
| INDIGENOUS | Immigrant Legal Resource Center |
| Irish Latina | Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility |
| Jennifer Koeckhoven | Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity |
| kaight | Jewish Caucus |
| Kamen Road | Jewish Public Affairs Committee of CA |
| Keemti | Junior League LA |
| Kelsey Randall LLC | KIWA |
| KIKI | LA County Labor Federation |
| KINdom | LA Fair Trade |
| Kosa Arts | LA Progressive |
| Known Supply | La Raza Centro Legal |
| LACAUSA | LA Voice |
| Lago Morpho Shop | LA Worker Center Network |
| LA Relaxed | LAANE |
| Longship Luxury Goods | Latino Caucus |
| Left Edit | Latino Coalition for a Healthy California |
| LNDR | Law for Black Lives |
| Malamadeit | Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the Bay Area |
| Mara Hoffman | Legal Aid at Work |
| Maven Women | Legal Aid of Marin |
| Misha Gill | Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino |
| Modern Brands | Maintenance Corporation Trust Fund |
| MODISTE | Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network |
| Momtivist | Maternal Child health Access |
| Moonwater Farm | Model Alliance |
| Most Prominent Co | Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) |
| MORE | National Association of Social Workers – CA Chapter |
| Motion Picture Costumers | National Council for Jewish Women |
| NANA Atelier | National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) |
| Nancy Stella Soto | National Day Laborer Network |
| Nightswim | National Employment Law Project (NELP) |
| ocean+main | National Immigration Law Center |
| Official | National Lawyers Guild – Bay Area Chapter |
| Olivia Latinovich | National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) |
| One432 | Para Los Ninos |
| Open Studios | Partners for Dignity and Rights |
| Pansy | Partnership for Working Families |
| Par En Par | PICO |
| PazLifestyle | Policy Link |
| PopLinen | Professional and Technical Engineers, IFPTE Local 21 |
| PreLoved Podcast | PSL |
| Production Mode | Public Counsel |
| Qeep Up | Public Law Center |
| Re:Source(d) | Reform CA |
| Reformation | Religious Sisters of Charity |
| Remake | San Mateo County Central Labor Council |
| Reprise | Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition |
| Revari | SEIU 721 (City and County employees) |
| Roboro 6 | SEIU California |
| Rove Boutique | SEIU UHW |
| Rowan | SEIU USWW (Janitors) |
| Ruthie | Senior & Disability Action |
| SAITEX | Sierra Club California |
| Sami Miro Vintage | Sisters of St Joseph |
| Seeker | South Bay Labor Council |
| Selva/Negra | Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health |
| Senza Tempo | Strategic Actions for a Just Economy |
| Shaina Mote | Strength United |
| Shibori Design House | Stronger California Advocates Network |
| Shop Latinx | Teamsters |
| Shuki | UC Berkeley |
| Skid Row People’s Market | UCLA Downtown Labor Center |
| SmartGlamour | UFCW 324 |
| Soluna Collective | UFCW 770 |
| Sonderlier | UFCW Western States Council |
| Sophia Marie | UFW |
| Suay Sew Shop | UNITE HERE Local 11 |
| Sustainability Of | UNITE HERE, AFL-CIO |
| Sustainable Fashion Alliance | United for Respect |
| Swap Society | United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) |
| Tact + Stone | United Way |
| Taylor + Thomas | Utility Workers Union of America |
| The Fashion Connection | Voices for Progress |
| The Source Apparel | Wage Justice Center |
| The World’s Corner | Warehouse Workers Resource Center |
| Tomorrow In a Year | Western Center on Law & Poverty |
| Toit Volant | Women’s Caucus |
| Tonle | Women’s Foundation |
| Triarchy | Women’s Foundation California/Women’s Policy Institute |
| Unspun | Worker Social Responsibilty Network (WSR) |
| UpCycle It Now | Workers United |
| Valhalla Resale | Workers United, Western States Regional Joint Board |
| Vetta | Worksafe |
| VIHANGA | Workers Right Constortium |
| Vustra | |
| We Are Hah |
ADD YOUR SUPPORT
TO ENDORSE THE GARMENT WORKER PROTECTION ACT, SB 62: bit.ly/EndorseSB62
This page was last updated on July 15th, 2021. For the most updated list of brand supporters, please click here.
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