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Who Made My Clothes: Garment Workers' Voices

Who Made My Clothes: Garment Workers' Voices

FromFashion Revolution Podcast


Who Made My Clothes: Garment Workers' Voices

FromFashion Revolution Podcast

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The first episode in the 3-part podcast series from Fashion Revolution - “Who Made My Clothes?” asks us to consider the stories behind what we wear, and introduces an ambitious research project that collects data from garment workers around the world. Tamsin Blanchard talks to Fashion Revolution’s Head of Policy Sarah Ditty, Dr Mark Anner, Penn State professor and Director of the Center for Global Workers’ Rights, Ethical Trading Initiative’s Debbie Coulter and Kalpona Akter, former child garment worker and Bangladeshi union activist, to examine garment worker’s collective voice in affecting change, the obstacles that make unionisation a challenge, and the progress being made. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (4)

Fashion Revolution Podcast explores the hidden stories behind the clothing we wear. Through interviews and investigations, Fashion Revolution explores the intersection of sustainability, ethics and transparency in the fashion industry. International fashion journalist Tamsin Blanchard speaks to researchers, supply chain experts, garment workers, politicians and activists. Each episode takes you deep into fashion's social and environmental problems but leaves you with practical actions to help make a positive difference.