Only a few things in life are universal. Birth, death, taxes, and clothes. You might not be interested in them; you may not spend much on them; but you wear them. And unless you’re a fashionista, or what might be unkindly termed a hippy, you probably haven’t thought much about where they come from. Whether they’re [...]
Garment workers eating lunch outside under a tree. Photo: Rory Coomey We'd arranged to meet union leader Sun Lyhov at 11am, the workers' breaktime. A working day in a garment factory is from 7-11 and 12.30 - 5, and as we arrived a steady stream of young men and women poured out of the [...]
Inside the Man Ou garment factory. Photo: Rory Coomey. A hectic two days deserves more than a brief blogpost, but time is tight and we have a 5.30am start tomorrow to meet some kids from Anita's Orphanage at their schools. Can't get your kids up for school at 9.30? Try sending them to school [...]
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