"It really catapulted the problem of opaque supply chains into people's living rooms," says Claire Gray, Tearfund New Zealand's education and advocacy manager. At least 1132 people were killed and more than 2500 injured. The world was alerted to the industry's poor practices in 2013 with the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which housed five garment factories. The industry is responsible for emitting 10 percent of greenhouse gases. Garment workers have been underpaid more than $16 billion in wages. It says this year alone, 80 billion garments are bought around the world, more than 50 million people are employed in the sector and it’s in the top five industries at risk of modern slavery. The report is one of many efforts to put the spotlight on a $3 trillion global industry that employs tens of millions of the poorest workers. Today, The Detail looks at the Ethical Fashion Guide which includes the 10 largest New Zealand clothing companies selling labels that say Made in Bangladesh/Vietnam/China. He believes the survey does little to tackle the damaging impact of fast fashion, and says the focus should be on making clothes in New Zealand that last.
Tearfund says it is making a difference to the way the companies operate and the way people shop.īut local clothing manufacturer Ben Kepes says it simply enables "companies with huge chequebooks, through marketing, to pretend to be something they're not". It often stirs up controversy – for example when it gives a company an F for failing to take part. It grades big companies in the rag trade on their supply chains, their treatment of workers and lately their environmental efforts. Tearfund's annual name-and-shame of unethical fashion chains leaves out some important factors - such as clothing that's manufactured in New ZealandĮvery year the charity Tearfund puts out its list of saints and sinners in the fast fashion industry. Podcast: The Detail Saints, sinners and omissions
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