THE DARKER SIDE of fashion
Adarker side of the fashion industry is currently being revealed through a trend known as fast fashion. After SOS notes were found in clothing bought at Zara and other large retail stores, the conditions under which clothes are currently being created came under the spotlight.
The notes in question were reportedly slipped into the pockets of in-store garments by workers at factory plants in Istanbul, begging consumers to help them in their campaign for better working conditions, and to get Zara to pay them the wages they were owed. One of the notes read: “I made this garment you are going to buy, but I states that the factory in question was shut down overnight, leaving the workers unpaid.
