"The scandalous truth is that the majority of workers in the global fashion industry rarely earn more than two dollars a day in an industry worth more than £36bn a year in the UK alone. Many have to work excessive hours just to get this meagre amount and have no possibility to earn wages needed to properly feed, clothe, house and educate their families."
That strong and shocking statement can be found in a new report called Let's Clean Up Fashion: The State of Pay Behind the UK High Street(.pdf). It was published by Labour Behind the Label, a sweatshop campaigning group that is criticizing UK retailers for not paying hundreds of thousands of workers what they need to survive, support their families and lead a normal life.
Maybe this is the reason why New York's Garment District is failing. Back in the 50's almost 80 percent of garments were purchased and produced there, today maybe 3%. This epidemic was caused because garment exporting countries are setting their minimum wage so low that it effectively attracts British retailers' looking for cheap fashion that's then market up making up the multi billion dollar business.
Whatever your thoughts, this report is definitely worth reading.
Source: War on Want
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