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Why Sweatshops Suck (and what you can do!)
You hear the term sweatshop all the time, but what does that really mean? And how can you make a difference? More
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The High Price of Cheap Clothes
Most of us get a thrill from finding cheap clothes. Money is tight for plenty of people these days and spotting that cheap dress or shirt can feel like finding buried treasure but the thrill is all too fleeting. Cheap dress shirts or dresses come with a hidden high price if they aren’t made well, don’t fit, and don’t last. Cheap clothes can come with an environmental cost from wasteful and dirty mass production, and a human cost as well from poor treatment of workers who make them. Taking a broader view, cheap clothes are not always the best value. More
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Play Fair Fashion News on Summer 2008 China Olympics
Sweatshops are still an issue in China but with concerned citizens both here and there, things are changing. For example, Eco Fashion World reports: leading sports brands have responded to repeated pressure on supplier factory conditions from the PlayFair 2008 campaign. Together with trade unions and NGO’s they will explore how to promote trade unionism […] More