Green Options

There is a film out called Pants Exposed, which looks at the lingerie or “knicker” industry for what it really is. Aside from having the models strip on the runway, rather than wear unethical undies, they show not only the bad, but also the good, sharing their best picks for ethical knicker materials too.

Sweatshops are still an issue in China but with concerned citizens both here and there, things are changing. For example, Eco Fashion World reports:

leading sports brands have responded to repeated pressure on supplier factory conditions from the PlayFair 2008 campaign. Together with trade unions and NGO’s they will explore how to promote trade unionism and collective bargaining as well as improving wages across the sector. Only last year, scandal erupted when four Chinese factories that were producing clothing and gadgets with the Olympic logo, were accused of underpaying and mistreating their workers. The joint effort for which PlayFair has been fighting for over five years is an important step in the right direction.

Campaigns like this that promote awareness are essential educational tools for change.