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Ethical Fashion? How COVID-19 is Impacting Garment Workers

Ethical Fashion? How COVID-19 is Impacting Garment Workers

FromWARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press


Ethical Fashion? How COVID-19 is Impacting Garment Workers

FromWARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to this special report on how garment workers around the world are being impacted by COVID-19.

Fashion is being severely impacted by the shutdowns. You might argue, the sustainable business is the one that survives this. But as usual, it is the worst off who bear the brunt, because they don’t have safety nets to catch them. 

How is coronavirus impacting garment workers around the world?

Why are activists calling for brands to #payup as factories reel under the strain of cancelled orders? And what's the outlook for a sustainable fashion industry long-term?

Featuring ReMake's Ayesha Barenblat, journalist Elizabeth Cline, union and NGO leaders Kalpona Akter, Rubana Huq and William Conklin, and factory owner Mostafiz Uddin, as well as the first-hand experience of a garment worker who's been laid off, this episode is a call for brands to act responsibly. 

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Released:
Apr 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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WARDROBE CRISIS is a sustainable fashion podcast from VOGUE's sustainability editor Clare Press. Join Clare and her guests as they decode the fashion system, and dig deep into its effects on people and planet. This show unzips the real issues that face the fashion industry today, with a focus on ethics, sustainability, consumerism, activism, identity and creativity.