What Actually Happens To Garment Workers If We Boycott Fast Fashion Brands?
Can you really Alter The Industry?
There is a common debate within the sustainable fashion community as people question whether boycotting fast fashion brands benefits outfit workers or if these well-intentioned actions are counter-productive. This past year, Ayesha Barenblat, founder and Chief executive officer from the nonprofit Remake authored, “At virtually every talk I give about our sustainable fashion movement, a crowd member asks-‘Won’t boycotting fast fashion and purchasing less make the ladies who make our clothes to get rid of their jobs? Aren’t sweatshop jobs much better than no jobs whatsoever?’”
Individuals who've experience dealing with outfit workers at factories all over the world realize that these tasks are unsustainable to start with. Inside a phone interview, Nazma...