Audio
Australian fashion companies still using overseas sweatshops
Publisher
Quality of work life
Workers' compensation
Human rights
Clothing trade
Offshore outsourcing
Sweat shops
Working conditions
Australia
Bangladesh
Description
This Sunday marks the third anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed 1,136 garment workers. Each year, since the tragedy, a report card has been released monitoring the progress of the fashion industry and individual companies in improving the rights and conditions of workers throughout the entire clothing supply chain. The latest Australian Fashion report paints a bleak picture, with nearly three-quarters of Australian fashion brands still not paying overseas factory workers a living wage. While many companies have lifted their game in the three years since the Bangladesh Rana Plaza tragedy, the fashion industry continues to rely on slave labour.
Publication Details
Copyright:
ABC 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
21 Apr 2016
