Business of Fashion Magazine writes that the pandemic laid bare something we’ve known for a long time: much of the fashion industry is designed to exploit workers.  “The business model, whether luxury or mass market, is set to exploit people,” said Ayesha Barenblat, founder and chief executive of Remake. She also noted that it is mostly women of colour “who make our clothes and bring our fashion to life.”

While the global fashion industry benefits from widespread deregulation, mounting consumer engagement is proving a powerful force for increased accountability. “Consumerism is changing, and I think for the first time we actually have the right period where we can change the discourse from the consumer’s point of view,” said Ritu Sethi, founder-trustee, Craft Revival Trust and editor, Global InCH. 

This renewed focus on worker exploitation, driven by consumers who care about how people are treated, will almost certainly drive up wages in foreign countries, making it more attractive to make more clothing domestically.

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