24 Apr Fast fashion and collapsing of Rana Plaza (fashion revolution)
24th April, second anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, a disaster that killed 1,138 garment workers and injured thousands more in Bangladesh, one question appears to be on the mind of commentators, journalists, politicians and activists alike: Two years on, what has really changed? The answer is relatively simple: not that much. Workers are still earning poverty wages, union organisers are still being threatened and attacked, and workers and their families are still are awaiting full compensation.
Due to active changing trends, fast fashion creates high pressure on the garment factories to produce more and thus putting excess pressure on workers to work overtime.
Workers due to excess work pressure are underpaid and are not paid for their overtime .
The high brands should take responsibility that workers right and human rights are not violated.
They should be transparent and strictly focus on ethical issues of their production policies.
Get involved by asking your brands
#whomademyclothes#
Your proactive approach can deter these fashion houses from violating ethical issues.
The activist have brought a massive change in Bangladesh relating to Accord of Fire and Building Safety. The Accord have transformed the process of building inspections in Bangladesh, ensuring that almost 2,000 factories have been checked by inspectors who are properly qualified to assess how safe these workplaces really are.
This isn’t an insignificant achievement in an industry that had turned a blind eye to the existence of death trap factories for over a decade.
Overall revolution involves speaking up and showing solidarity.
The fashion industry and how its manipulating the poor workers is not something should be ignored.
As a consumer you can make a difference to someone’s life.
Together we can use the power of fashion to inspire change and reconnect the broken links in the supply chain.
What we want
On the Global Day of Action (April 24th), and leading up to then, join us to call for industry reforms, demanding that people are put above profit, and safeguarding workers’ welfare and livelihoods.
IMMEDIATE DEMANDS:
We demand that Rana Plaza survivors and victims’ families receive the full compensation they are entitled to.
We demand all apparel brands and retailers doing business in Bangladesh sign the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety.
LONG-TERM DEMANDS:
We demand transparency and due diligence.
We demand accountability and access to justice.
We demand freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.
There must never be another Rana Plaza. The only way to ensure this is to thread these principles through the foundations of the industry.
Together we will continue to remember the victims who died for the price of the cheap clothes we wear. Together we must secure justice for their families through full compensation. Together we can reform the industry so that all garment workers are afforded a safe and dignified life.
Resource links:
Products of slavery, http:// www.productsofslavery.org/
http:// www.ethicalfashionbloggers.
Get Involved:
Labour behind the label, http:// www.labourbehindthelabel.org/
fashionrevolution.org/get-
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