Not exact matches
Wages in Gildan's
factories are still higher than those paid in Chinese
factories: the average wage of a
garment worker in Honduras is about $ 100 a week — four times what a Chinese worker
makes.
In June 2011, for example, more than 280 workers vomited and fainted in a three - day period at the King Fashion
Garment Company
factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which
made dresses and knitted tops for brands including H&M, a former Li & Fung client.
Ethical fashion falls short: After the recent tragedy at the Rana Plaza
garment factory in Bangladesh, the push to
make the fashion industry more ethical has lost steam.
Good one Yeap wonder how many of these church going oh faithul ones, watched the news and saw that the
garments they wore was most likely
made in one of those deplorable
garment factories that went up in flames in Bangladesh killing 100 plus people..
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Making reference to projects like «the multibillion naira Opon Imo, a contract that was allegedly awarded to or co-ordinated by the governor's son, N20.9 billion
garment factory, RLG
factory, white elephant Osun Airport that has gulped billions of Osun people's money, it is unfathomable how Aregbesola is able to sleep in the night knowing full well that his government is running on deceit.
Each pair is
made with either 100 percent recycled materials, leftover fabrics from other
garment factories, or sustainably sourced fibers.
As a bonus, every piece is
made in an eco-friendly
garment factory employing single mothers and female heads of households — and Naja gives school supplies to all of their children.
Every genuine Mackintosh
garment is carefully hand
made by skilled operatives in its
factory in Scotland who have spent years perfecting the techniques required to
make a true Mackintosh.
«These standards are very robust, but also reasonable and will
make a big difference in the safety of
garment factories in Bangladesh.»
Corded appliqué and inserts, like on the
garments pictured above, involve hand sewing and time,
making it hard for manufacturers to create them in
factories.
That there are systemic problems with current manufacturing practices is undeniable; but, as addressed in one of the comments, what happens to
garment factory workers if those
factories close down because US consumers start buying only «
made in USA»?
On the Know the Origin website you can follow the journey of production from «seed to
garment» explaining each process, where it is
made and even invites people to visit its
factories.
Garments are
made with sustainable materials like silk, viscose, and organic cotton, and are all manufactured in their Peck's
factory in Houston, Texas.
The company pays a decent wage to its
factory workers in Pakistan plus it pays a 15 % Fair Trade premium on every
garment made, which supports health and welfare projects for workers and their families in Pakistan.