21st January 2014 - Contextual Studies Research, Labour Behind the Label

21st January 2014 - Contextual Studies Research, Labour Behind the Label

http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/ 

Labour behind the label is an organisation which campaigns for an ethical fashion industry. their main focus is for the conditions of textile workers abroad in places like Bangladesh and Pakistan, where conditions are very poor for workers. Western fashion companies exploit the cheap work ethic of the east to create cheap, fast fashion for their customers, us. Many well known companies use this unethical labour which exploits workers and their health.

Labour behind the label campaigns against this in four main ways...

2. Raise public awareness... and mobilise consumers.
3. Pressure companies... to take responsibility for workers' rights in the entirety of their supply chains.
4. Support workers... in their struggles for decent working conditions, including speaker tours and urgent appeals.
5. Campaign for governments... to take responsibility by legislating on corporate responsibility and in their role as consumers of workwear.