What does it take to make a shirt? That question might seem simple at first glance, but as we explored the fashion industry, we discovered a world of environmental destruction, exploitation, and human suffering on a staggering scale. Hidden just out of sight from the cheap clothes we find in our closets and strip malls is a story centuries in the making of struggles that continue through today. Join us this week as we explore the ins and outs of this dirty industry.
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Chapters
- 01:53 Scope of the Industry
- 05:23 Shift in the Industry
- 13:13 Labor
- 16:26 Slavery in our Modern World
- 20:39 Supply Chain: Raw Materials
- 29:30 Supply Chain: Manufacture
- 33:59 Labor
- 34:24 Police in Fashion?
- 37:55 Pink
- 39:52 Supply Chain: End of Life
- 41:55 Bloody History of the Textile Industry
- 45:07 The Triangle Factory
- 47:22 Can We Have The World We Want?
- 57:38 What Can we Do?
Additional Materials
Pulse of the Fashion Industry
Global Fashion Agendy & The Boston Consulting Group
Business as Usual is Not an Option: Supply Chains and Sourcing after Rana Plaza
Center for Business and Human Rights at NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business
The True Cost
Sources
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