Exploitations

Exploitation

It has come to public attention that factory workers overseas are often mistreated due to their race, gender and poverty and are overworked and underpaid in unsafe conditions. This is to produce clothing quickly and efficiently and is cheaper for fashion brands. But little is done to protect them from rough working conditions, this can result in fatal death one infamous incident was the tragedy of Rana Plaza back in 2013.

Global labour justice reports that brands H&M and Gap have factory employees who are subjected to gender-based violence in Asia. This is because of the pressure to reach targets on time. In 2016 a BBC investigation found brands Marks and Spencer, Zara and Next have exploited the cheap labour of syrian employees in a factory in Turkey. The operation also found that children were being paid to work for less than a pound an hour. Global citizen is helping people take action on the issue online gaining points if they tweet or sign up to a petition.