Search Results for: chocolate

March 15, 2013 · 12:45 pm

The Chocolate Industry Exposed: Child Labor, Trafficking and Fair Trade Mislabeling

With Valentine’s Day behind us and Easter just a few weeks away, I thought there was no better time to write a post on the chocolate industry than now, when ‘chocolate season’ seems to be in full bloom. Even though … Continue reading →

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Filed under Critical Fashion

Tagged as Africa, child labor, chocolate, cocoa, conflict minerals, cooperatives, fair trade, fashion industry, Hershey, Ivory Coast, Occupy, protest, slavery, sweatshops, trafficking, transparency, unions

December 13, 2013 · 1:30 pm

Bangladesh Factory Fires: Why Brands Are Accountable and Must Compensate Victims Now

On the evening of April 23, 2013, garment factory employees of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, pleaded with management to take notice of the sudden cracks that had appeared in the walls and foundations. Their requests for evacuation … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bangladesh, child labor, Children's Place, climate change, factory fires, fair labor, fair trade, fashion, Fashion week, feminism, Gap, garment industry, Gender, inequality, models, social justice, sweatshops, trafficking, unions, Wal Mart, worker rights

February 14, 2013 · 1:07 am

Update, Feedback Needed, and ‘One Billion Rising!’

Hey peeps! I know it’s been a little while since I last posted, so I wanted to shoot you all a quick update. I have been a bit under the weather these past few weeks so I haven’t been able to … Continue reading →

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Tagged as chocolate, domestic abuse, fair trade, Gender, inspirations, One Billion Rising, protests, Valentine's Day, violence, women's empowerment, yarn bombing