Consumers need to think before buying clothes: worker rights activist Kalpona Akter tells France 24

With one of the longest and most complex supply chains, the fashion industry faces challenges in ensuring fair and ethical practices in the manufacturing process. As a major meeting on due diligence in the sector takes place at the OECD, Kalpona Akter, founder of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, speaks to France 24 about how working conditions have changed since the days she was working in a garment factory at age 12, what still needs to change, and what consumers need to do. 

Feb 11, 2025 - 18:00
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Consumers need to think before buying clothes: worker rights activist Kalpona Akter tells France 24
With one of the longest and most complex supply chains, the fashion industry faces challenges in ensuring fair and ethical practices in the manufacturing process. As a major meeting on due diligence in the sector takes place at the OECD, Kalpona Akter, founder of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, speaks to France 24 about how working conditions have changed since the days she was working in a garment factory at age 12, what still needs to change, and what consumers need to do. 
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