Fashioning an Ethical Industry's Posts - Ethical Fashion SOURCE Network2024-03-28T22:05:19ZFashioning an Ethical Industryhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/FashioninganEthicalIndustryhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1960818525?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=18wzjby1lt4zi&xn_auth=noSandblasted Jeans are killing workerstag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2011-04-01:2622461:BlogPost:1004822011-04-01T13:52:01.000ZFashioning an Ethical Industryhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/FashioninganEthicalIndustry
<p><br></br> LBL's new report <strong>Killer Jeans: a report on sandblasted denim</strong> uncovers that operators who blast sand at denim to create faded and worn patches are liable to contract a fatal lung disease. Tens of thousands of people working in the jeans industry are at risk of dying.<br></br> <br></br> <a href="http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=70&qid=55279" target="_blank">READ THE REPORT AND ACT NOW >>…</a> <br></br> <br></br></p>
<p><br/> LBL's new report <strong>Killer Jeans: a report on sandblasted denim</strong> uncovers that operators who blast sand at denim to create faded and worn patches are liable to contract a fatal lung disease. Tens of thousands of people working in the jeans industry are at risk of dying.<br/> <br/> <a href="http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=70&qid=55279" target="_blank">READ THE REPORT AND ACT NOW >></a> <br/> <br/> Jeans with a distressed look achieved by sandblasting often retail for as much as 180% of the price of a normal denim. Yet the hidden cost is paid by sandblasting operators working in the countries such as Bangladesh, China, Mexico and Egypt, who breathe in fine silica particles of powdered sand which gather in the lung. In Turkey alone, 47 former sandblasting operators are known to have died as a result of work related silicosis before the practice was banned by the government in 2009. Doctors suspect that as many as 5,000 Turkish workers may be suffering from unreported instances of the disease as a direct result of this killer fashion trend.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.killerjeans.org/">http://www.killerjeans.org/</a></p>Update 'Fashioning the Future international student awards for sustainability in fashion' - Centre for Sustainable Fashiontag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2009-10-09:2622461:BlogPost:273092009-10-09T14:21:53.000ZFashioning an Ethical Industryhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/FashioninganEthicalIndustry
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<b>An update about the Centre for Sustainable Fashion’s</b><br />
<b>'Fashioning the Future international student awards for sustainability in fashion'</b><br />
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You can download the briefing document and upload you applications on the Centre for Sustainable Fashion website: <a href="http://www.sustainable-fashion.com/?page_id=211" target="_blank">http://www.sustainable-fashion.com/?page_id=211<br />
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*THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY…
<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://www.sustainable-fashion.com/image.php?image=/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Fashioning-the-Future.jpg&width=558&height=144"/></p>
<b>An update about the Centre for Sustainable Fashion’s</b><br />
<b>'Fashioning the Future international student awards for sustainability in fashion'</b><br />
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You can download the briefing document and upload you applications on the Centre for Sustainable Fashion website: <a href="http://www.sustainable-fashion.com/?page_id=211" target="_blank">http://www.sustainable-fashion.com/?page_id=211<br />
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*THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2009 AT 1600HRS GMTGuardian review of 2009 update of Let's Clean Up Fashiontag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2009-10-09:2622461:BlogPost:273052009-10-09T13:52:17.000ZFashioning an Ethical Industryhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/FashioninganEthicalIndustry
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<b>2009 update of Let's Clean Up Fashion</b><br />
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Many of the biggest brands have publicly accepted that garment workers' wages need to increase. But no company is yet paying workers a living wage. Let's Clean up Fashion 2009 surveys the state of pay on the UK high street.<br />
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Read the guardian review here:…
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<b>2009 update of Let's Clean Up Fashion</b><br />
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Many of the biggest brands have publicly accepted that garment workers' wages need to increase. But no company is yet paying workers a living wage. Let's Clean up Fashion 2009 surveys the state of pay on the UK high street.<br />
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Read the guardian review here:<br />
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/oct/07/retailers-factory-workers-asia" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/oct/07/retailers-factory-workers-asia</a><br />
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You can download the report through the LBL or Clean Up Fashion website:<br />
<a href="http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/" target="_blank">http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cleanupfashion.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.cleanupfashion.co.uk/</a>