Labour behind the label has just produced its annual report which scores some of the big name brands on their efforts (or lack of) to improve working conditions for workers.
http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/campaigns/itemlist/category/220-clean-up-fashion
If you click on each one, the details show what the company is doing to ensure their workers receive a living wage - enough to meet their basic needs and those of their families. Its sad reading that what a lot of companies claim to be a fair wage is far less then it has been independantly assessed to be. This means that companies can claim they are paying a fair wage (because they believe they are), even when they are not. It is very hard to determine who is just paying lip service to these matters.
Most disappointing to me was that some companies were given high grades in the last report due to some promises that they made..and have now been downgraded for discarding their plans.
As the report states, the best way is to buy from respected brands that are truly ethical (and you will only see truly ethical brands stocked at Makes A Change) or to shop for second hand - or as many now prefer to call it, pre-loved clothing.
Blog for Makes A Change online organic and fairtrade baby boutique. Will probably wander off now again into ramblings about our experiences bringing up and home educating our 3 children too.
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