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'Made in Europe' label linked to European sweatshops

London - Although many shoppers associate products bearing a 'Made in Europe' label with better working standards, a new report from the Clean Clothes Campaign shines a light on the endemic poverty wages and poor working conditions in the garments and footwear industry throughout Central, Eastern and Southern-Eastern Europe. Entitled 'Europe's...

Fashion

Low, low wages – the dirty secret of “Made in Europe”

In its most recent report “Stitched Up – Poverty wages for garment workers in Eastern Europe and Turkey", the Clean Clothes Campaign busted yet another fashion myth, namely that “Made in Europe” means fair wages and that paying more for clothes or sourcing from Europeautomatically guarantees decent working conditions. Nothing could be further...

Design

Clean clothes by Diesel

Lifestyle brand Diesel announced it is making less use of the sandblasting technique to create a worn look for its denim in respect of local safety laws. The company asked its suppliers to fully respect the specific legal procedures in the production and protection of the workers in their countries. Any supplier used by Diesel is asked to hold...