On Thursday 6 December Topshop’s dirty laundry was hung out in public as People & Planet activists across the country - from Brighton to Dundee - exposed the worker exploitation in the company’s supply chain and called on it to clean up its act.
P&Pers in 14 cities took action against Topshop on the national day of action to Redress Fashion. Washing lines of shame were strung up on highstreets, a banner attached to helium balloons was set off in the Reading store demanding that Topshop stop sweatshopping, Edinburgh P&P invited shoppers to enquire about the company’s slavery policy, and more…
Please email redressfashion@peopleandplanet.org with reports and pictures of your actions so we can add them here. Thanks!
York P&P hangs out Topshop’s dirty laundry on the highstreet
Campaigners hang out Topshop’s dirty laundry outside the flagship store on Oxford Street
Philip Wolmuth
Reading P&P call on Topshop to stop sweatshop shopping on the national day of action to Redress Fashion
The ‘fashion police’ detect a crime at Topshop’s flagship Oxford Street store
P&P/Anna Wolmuth
Activist from Warwick P&P demands that Topshop cleans up its act
Shopper reads a ‘Let’s Clean Up Fashion’ action card outside Topshop’s flagship Oxford Street store
Philip Wolmuth
Edinburgh P&P invite shoppers to enquire about Topshop’s ‘slavery policy’
Ric Lander
Edinburgh P&P exposes Topshop’s labour rights abuses on the national day of action to Redress Fashion
Ric Lander
York P&P says ‘no to sweatshops’ on the national day of action to Redress Fashion
Reading P&P call on Topshop to stop sweatshop shopping
Warwick P&P demand that Topshop cleans up its act on the national day of action to Redress Fashion
No Sweat activists display Topshop’s dirty washing outside its Oxford Street store
P&P/Anna Wolmuth
Reading P&P call on Topshop to stop sweatshop shopping - and then let off their helium-lifted banner in store!
Edinburgh P&P hangs out Topshop’s dirty laundry
Ric Lander
Hitting the headlines
As well as raising awareness on the streets, the protests caught the attention of student, local and national media:
“Green attacked for shunning ethical trade group” - The Independent
“Students protest over Topshop ‘slave labour’” - The Scotsman
Did you get media coverage for your action? Let us know! Email redressfashion@peopleandplanet.org.