How 'ethical" are your clothes?

Bangladeshi women workers stand in line for security check

Bangladeshi women workers stand in line for security check, to go out for lunch at a textile factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 2, 2005. Source: AAP

A new fashion report card has seen many Australian retailers given an "F" when it comes to ethical clothes production.


The research found that two thirds of companies were not taking any action to ensure that workers received a living wage to meet their basic needs, leaving them trapped in a cycle of poverty.


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