Who pays for cut price fashion?

War on Want's report, Fashion Victim, released in December 2006 found serious violation of workers rights at 6 factories supplying 3 major UK low cost retailers: Tesco, Asda and Primark. This is depite these companies claims to be 'ethical' retailers and their public commitments to working to clean up fashion. 

Its vital that these retailers know that consumers aren't happy with the conditions under which their clothes and shoes are made.Below are three actions you can take to make a difference:

1. Send an email/letter to the companies to let them know what you think
2. Join the campaign to push for better legislation to hold corporates accountable for working conditions in supplier factories
3. Support garment workers in their efforts to improve working conditions in the Bangladesh garment industy

1. Write to Tesco, Asda and Primark

Click on the company you would like to email to send an e-action or find a model letter and contact details.

 

2. Join the campaign for better government legislation

Call on the UK government to state its support for a binding framework of regulation that stops UK companies and their suppliers continuing the abuse of workers overseas. 

• Write to Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. 
• Write to your MP to ask them to support amendments to the new Company Reform bill.

Use information in the Fashion Victims report and on the Clean Up Fashion website as evidence for why voluntary codes are not enough. 

For more information about the Corporate Reform Bill, a model letter to send to your MP and to join the Corporate Accountabilty Campaign click here >>

 

3. Support workers efforts to imporve conditions in the Bangladesh garment industry

Although conditions in this report could have come from any garment producing country Bangladesh workers are among the lowest paid, are too often prevented from joining trade unions and face long hours and high production target. Many factories are unsafe: fires and building collapses have led to over 100 deaths this year alone.

 

To take action to support garment workers in Bangladesh click here >>

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