They range from code violations to full on structural failures. The working conditions manufacturers provide for workers vary significantly. Foreign child laborers who produce clothes for American companies like H&M, GAP, and Walmart is a problem that was first exposed in the ‘90s but remains a predominant issue today. While the benefits of low up-front cost are obvious for the consumer, it leaves a dark back end in the actual production of the clothes. “I’ve lived in a third world country and a first and I’ve seen how the fashion is killing,” said student event planner Sughra Ismaili. The discussion covered the harsh conditions foreign children are putthrough to produce the clothes worn here in the U.S. Fashion has become a controversial issue as it has been revealed many American companies outsource labor and provide unsafe working contitions.
‘Fashion is Killing the World’ dissected the topic of fast fashion at the Hot Topics conversation in the Turnhalle Ballroom on March 8.
