Saying goodbye to the first JIF Youth Board
The Justice in Fashion Youth Board was formed with the aim of a youth team raising awareness about injustice in the fashion industry and...
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- Mar 12
- 4 min
A legal approach for tackling customer & consumer manipulation in the fashion industry
Written by Natasha Jacobs The omnipresence of the fashion industry within the UK is certainly undeniable, with £32.5 billion spent...
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- Mar 11
- 4 min
A legal approach for tackling environmental exploitation in the fashion industry
Written by Natasha Jacobs The fashion industry is much like marmite, in that it is either loved or loathed. It is undoubtedly one of the...
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- Mar 9
- 4 min
A legal approach for tackling garment worker exploitation in the fashion industry
Written by Natasha Jacobs Growing awareness of exploitation within the fashion industry has permeated mainstream media, with critics...
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- Feb 14
- 3 min
Tirupur Blog Series: A conclusion
Written by Andrew Rupp Though this blog series has focused on the fashion and textiles production in Tirupur, India, there remains much...
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- Feb 9
- 2 min
Abandoned: Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tirupur’s Garment Workers
Written by Megan Cousins Tirupur’s garment industry directly employs over 600,000 workers.[1] Throughout the last 18 months of the...
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- Jan 27
- 2 min
Millions of people continue to suffer under the callous policies of corporations
Written by Andrew Rupp For decades, there has been a growing awareness of the corporately-provoked, widespread issues afflicting...
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- Jan 24
- 2 min
The enormous environmental price of the knitwear industry
Written by Doushali Jogeeah Image Source New India Express Tirupur is the largest supplier for the knitwear industry both in India and...
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- Jan 10
- 2 min
The Exploitation of Young Migrant Women in Tirupur
Women are disproportionately subject to violence, ranging from verbal abuse to sexual harassment, in Tirupur’s garment factories. In one...
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- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
Child labour continues to be a deep issue for Tirupur
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF recently released a report that child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide...
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