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www.organicconsumers.org/clothes
The OCA and her allies have launched a
new global campaign to raise awareness about the negative
health and environmental effects of conventional and genetically
engineered cotton and the institutionalized ex0plooitation
of clothing sweatshops. By uniting organic consumers, anti-genetic
engineering activists, trade unionists, religious social justice
advocates, progressives in the fashion and apparel industry,
and the Fair Trade/anti-sweatshop communities into a potent
force we can change the dynamics of the marketplace and fundamentally
alter public policy. The Clothes for a change campaign is
demanding that major clothing retailers and manufacturers:
- Stop using genetically engineered cotton.
- Start blending in certified organic
or “transition to organic” cotton in their clothing.
- Guarantee that they meet independently
verified Fair labor (non-sweatshop) standards. While the
OCA and our allies put marketplace pressure on the clothing
giants, we will also be enlisting public interest groups
to support the campaign by:
- Committing to procure non-sweatshop,
environmentally sound products
- Signing-on in support of the core demands
of the Clothes for a Change campaign.
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