The majority of us are wearing clothes made by workers paid poverty wages and denied the right to unionise to improve their conditions.
While most companies are happy to make statements about their commitment to ethical practices, these claims are contradicted by demands for ever cheaper prices and faster delivery times.
The horror stories that make it into the news are not just aberrations - exploitation is endemic in the fashion industry from seed to shirt.
This is why People & Planet is taking action to redress fashion.
Main News Stories
Serious doubt cast on Russell's 'Corrective Action Plan'
Under pressure from the international boycott campaign, Fruit of the Loom subsidiary Russell release 'Corrective Action Plan'. Serious doubts are expressed by workers' rights groups as to the credibility of the plan.
The European elections are coming... and Topshop are in the firing line
The Scottish Greens show support for People and Planet's campaign to curb exploitation in the garment industry
Young people challenge companies to get serious about Fairtrade
A recent survey by student campaigning organisation People & Planet reveals that young people strongly support ethical purchasing, but are unsatisfied with the current limited supply.
Stop Europe pushing unfair trade deals on poor countries
The European Union is trying to negotiate trade deals that will hurt people and the environment in developing countries. Let's stop them.
Meow! Cardiff P&Pers get their claws out at Topshop
Amy Hall, Media and Communications volunteer from Cardiff describes their action calling on Topshop to join the rest of the High Street in joining the ETI
Peaceful Topshop protesters get 'arrested' by Topshop store manager
Five People & Planet activists from Edinburgh University were falsely imprisoned by a Topshop store manager in Edinburgh on Friday, allegedly as part of a national strategy of detaining peaceful protesters.
Redress Fashion Call to Action!
May 1 is International Labour Day so lets join the movements on the streets in a national Day of Action
Birmingham get evicted for protesting against Topshop
Indymedia describe a Topshop protest that ended in forcible eviction for P&Pers protesting against Topshop's sweatshops
Edinburgh take action to protest against Topshop
Edinburgh student Fiona details an action by Edinburgh university students against Topshop's failure to join the ETI
P&P action highlights Fruit of the Loom connection to death threats
Students from across the UK gathered outside the entrance to Fruit of the Loom's UK headquarters in Telford. They were protesting about reports of worker repression at a Honduran factory where trade unionists face death threats, targeted dismissal and the eventual closure of their factory.
Redress the high street, redress your campus
The Redress Fashion campaign focuses on what we can do as students to support the struggles of garment workers worldwide.
- Following on from actions against Primark last year, we’ll be targeting Topshop on the high street, demanding that it takes the basic step of joining the Ethical Trading Initiative.
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Download resources for your actions.
In our schools, colleges and universities, we will be campaigning to ensure that our university merchandise or school uniforms are sweatshop-free.
P&P is a member of Labour behind the Label a campaign that supports garment workers’ efforts worldwide to improve their working conditions, through awareness raising, information provision and encouraging international solidarity between workers and consumers. Labour behind the Label coordinates the UK platform of the Clean Clothes Campaign, an international campaign, focused on improving working conditions in the global garment and sportswear industries, and empower the workers in it.
Previous actions
In June, Arcadia asked to meet P&P. You can read a summary of the meeting.
On Saturday 1 March, during Fairtrade Fortnight, our national day of action put pressure on Topshop to make a serious commitment to improving labour conditions in its supply chains. We are calling for a refund on workers’ rights!
On Thursday 6 December 2007 P&P groups in 16 cities around the country hung out Topshop’s dirty laundry on the high street as part of our national day of action to Redress Fashion.
Oxford P&P call on Topshop to Redress Fashion