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The True Cost Of Fashion
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 DescriptionWho makes the clothes and accessories we buy on the high street and wear every day? What are the working conditions like for people who form part of the supply chain for the world's fahion industry? This book looks at the impact our fashion choices have on our lives and on the environment and asks how we can improve our lives and those of others with the things we buy. Author descriptionThe author, Louise Spilsbury, has written many books for children on a wide range of subjects. Table of contentsFashion consumers The changing clothes industry Sweatshops today How the supply chain works Tracing trainers Labour behind the labels Who works in sweatshops? Pay and conditions Health impacts Deadly denim Trading rules World trade agreements Free trade Self-monitoring systems Making a change Government action Media attention Campaigners and charities What individuals can do The future of fashion Glossary Index |
