[Curiosities] FASHION REVOLUTION WEEK: FIVE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN, FROM SHOPPING RESPONSIBLY TO ATTENDING VIRTUAL EVENTS

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This week marks the seventh anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, in which 1,134 people were killed and thousands more injured.

Following the disaster, Fashion Revolution has been calling for transparency in the fashion industry, with millions of people across the globe taking part in an annual campaign designed to encourage brands and producers to respond in support of greater industry transparency.

“Since Fashion Revolution started, people from all over the world have used their voice and their power to demand change from the fashion industry. And it’s working. The industry is starting to listen,” the organisation states on its website.

“We’ve seen brands being open about where their clothes are made and the impact their materials are having on the environment. We’ve seen manufacturers make their factories safer and more of the people in the supply chain being seen and heard.

“Designers are now considering people and planet when creating new clothing. Citizens are thinking before they buy. But the story is far from over. We are only just getting started.”

 

While Fashion Revolution continues to drive accountability in the fashion industry, the organisation acknowledges that more needs to be done to ensure clothing is produced, sourced and consumed in a way that is cleaner, safer and fairer for everybody and the environment.

So, what can you do to help? From attending virtual events to writing a love story to your favourite piece of clothing and shopping responsibly, here are five ways you can get involved with Fashion Revolution Week 2020.

 

Ask #whomademyclothes and #whatsinmyclothes?
 

This week, Fashion Revolution aims to encourage millions of people to ask brands on social media who made their clothes in a bid to hold retailers accountable for who manufactures the garments they are selling and how those workers are treated.

On the Fashion Revolution website, visitors can find a pre-written Tweet to brands by pressing a button which says: “Use your voice on Twitter.”

A tweet then appears with several blank spaces for specific details, which reads: “I’m name and I want to thank the people who made my clothes. Hi @brand, #whomademyclothes? Signed, email, country.”