He Wears The Same Suit For Two Months For A Good Cause

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Did you know that only 2 percent of workers in the clothing manufacturing sector earn a living wage? Furthermore, the vast majority are women. This devastating piece of information is what prompted Barret Bard, president of fashion and accessories brand ABLE, and Patrick Woodward, founder of Peru-based footwear firm Nisolo, to look for ways to ensure that workers in all The points on their assembly lines, regardless of where they live, had a decent salary.

Thanks to an audit process that their factories are undergoing, these two brands have exact information on the conditions in which their employees live and from today, with their Lowest Wage Challenge campaign, they want to encourage other brands in the sector to also post yours. The goal, as Woodward explained to the media, is not only to ensure more transparency and protect the most vulnerable workers, but also to make each company reflect on how they produce clothing. “How much does the employee who earns the least in your company earn? It is a very powerful question, he said.

According to ABLE reports, the lowest-paid employee in his Nashville shop is charged for the audit process and the rest, who are in the process, are below. In one of the factories, the employee who earns the least is paid approximately $ 67 a month.

"If people knew what the person who made the clothes really charged, they would give it another value," says Bard.