#PAYUP
Many consumers are unaware of the people behind their clothes who work tirelessly often in atrocious working conditions for less than a living wage to make cheap products to meet the constant demand generated by the consumers.
While the products themselves may be cheap, the human cost of fast fashion brands that have manipulated consumer behaviors solely for the purpose of their own profits is very, very high.
The financial impact that millions of garment workers are faced with due to cancelled orders as a result of covid-19 is heartbreaking, disgraceful, and honestly, blood-boiling. These are companies worth multi-millions, and they are refusing to pay the workforce that is literally the backbone of their businesses, the workforce that consists mainly of women who are underpaid, disrespected, and just trying to get through life one day at a time. By not paying these workers for work that they have completed, they are depriving them of their livelihoods. This is completely unacceptable and we have to use our voices to keep fighting for them. EVERY voice and EVERY action matters.
I urge you to use the @remakeourworld hashtag #PayUp to demand the following brands pay their workers:
@sears
@liandfung
@fashionnova
@childrensplace
@arcadiaprteam
@urbncommunity
@primark
@ca
@levis
@forever21
@walmart
@jcpenney
@gap
@peacocks_fashion
@kohls
@rossdressforless
