Hi! Today on the Amnesty International Club meeting we spoke about how big fashion companies such as Zara, H&M and Primark violate human rights. Fast fashion, which means making the production faster and the costs lower, may seem like a good thing to us. However, it has a lot of negative consequences in countries where the clothes are produced and has become an important global issue.
There are approximately 16.7 million children aged 5-17 currently working in South Asia. Furthermore, the deadly conditions in the factories of companies such as H&M have terrible effects on the workers' health. Many fast fashion companies, including Walmart, Zara, Desigual and Mango still haven't disclosed even the names and locations of their factories.
In 2013 in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka District, Bangladesh, an eight-story building called Rana Plaza collapsed. It contained factories of companies such as Primark, Gucci, El Corte Inglés and Walmart. Although cracks had been discovered in the building the day before, the garment workers were told to come to work as usually. At the time of the accident, there were over 3 thousand workers inside the building, over 1000 of which didn't survive. The collapse was a result of the companies using Rana Plaza as an industry rather than commercial building (it was designed to contain shops and offices) and the owner adding 3 floors without permition.
Human rights violations caused by the fashion industry is a problem we can fight with in our everyday lives by choosing clothes produced by ethical brands. I think it is very important and today's Amnesty International Club meeting made me even more aware of this issue.
There are approximately 16.7 million children aged 5-17 currently working in South Asia. Furthermore, the deadly conditions in the factories of companies such as H&M have terrible effects on the workers' health. Many fast fashion companies, including Walmart, Zara, Desigual and Mango still haven't disclosed even the names and locations of their factories.
In 2013 in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka District, Bangladesh, an eight-story building called Rana Plaza collapsed. It contained factories of companies such as Primark, Gucci, El Corte Inglés and Walmart. Although cracks had been discovered in the building the day before, the garment workers were told to come to work as usually. At the time of the accident, there were over 3 thousand workers inside the building, over 1000 of which didn't survive. The collapse was a result of the companies using Rana Plaza as an industry rather than commercial building (it was designed to contain shops and offices) and the owner adding 3 floors without permition.
Human rights violations caused by the fashion industry is a problem we can fight with in our everyday lives by choosing clothes produced by ethical brands. I think it is very important and today's Amnesty International Club meeting made me even more aware of this issue.
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