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About Clothes for a Change (CFAC)
The OCA and our 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 exploitation of clothing sweatshops. By uniting organic consumers, anti-genetic engineering activists, trade unionists, religious social justice advocates, progressives in the fashion & 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.
- Eliminate all production and export cotton subsidies in the U.S. and convert to Green subsidies for organic and transition to organic cotton production.
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:
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Committing to procure non-sweatshop, environmentally sound products.
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Signing-on in support of the core demands of the Clothes for a Change campaign.
Want to Endorse Our Campaign?
Send an email to: clothes@organicconsumers.org
Please explore the Clothes for a Change website to learn more about the devastating social, environmental, and health impacts of the apparel industry.
Visit our action page, to find out how you can make a difference in your community.
Clothes for a Change Facts
In the US, it takes about a third of a pound of synthetic agricultural chemicals to grow enough cotton, enough for one T-shirt.
Sustainable Cotton Project
Federal report: Children exposed to "cotton poison," methyl parathion, suffer memory loss, emotional swings.
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
In Bangladesh, women earn 1.7 cents for every baseball cap they sew with a Harvard logo and 5 cents for every Disney T-shirt they sew that sells for $17.99.
National Labor Committee
Working with farmers, consumers, and companies to promote organics and Fair Trade in the clothing sector.
CFAC NEWS DIGEST:
- 05/14/08 - Organic Cotton Project in India Saves Farmers from Suicide
- 05/08/08 - North Carolina: Students Occupy Chancellor's Office, Demand No Sweatshops, No Union Busting
- 05/08/08 - Consumers Cut Back on Spending for Clothing as Economic Recession Deepens
- 05/08/08 - Just How 'Green' is That Shirt?
- 05/01/08 - Vermont Becomes 7th State to go "Sweat Free"
- 04/25/08 - UNC Chapel Hill Students Tackle Sweatshops
- 04/22/08 - Sit-in at Administration Building Demands End to UNC Sweatshop Clothing
- 04/22/08 - University of Maryland Baltimore County Students Pushing "Sweatfree"
- 04/20/08 - How Green Are Green Businesses?
- 04/08/08 - Wal-Mart Looking to Buy More Organic Cotton
- 04/03/08 - How to Green Your Underwear Drawer
- 03/19/08 - Independent Factory Investigation Improves Conditions in Los Angeles Supplier Factory
- 03/17/08 - Misleading Cotton Ads Banned in U.K.
- 02/23/08 - Clothes for a Change: Rise of the Eco-Greens
- 02/01/08 - Eco-Clothing Trend Spreads into Eco-Hangers
- 01/10/08 - Newest Air Jordan Shoe Will be Made to Sustainable Standards, Says Nike
- 01/09/08 - Patagonia: Blueprint for Green Business
- 01/04/08 - Ecofashion Wins on Runway, Helps Farms
- 01/03/08 - The Devil's Bargain: Sweatshops and the American Scheme
- 2/15/06 - Organic Cotton Taking Root in Krygyzstan
- 2/10/06 - Going Green: Clothes Made from Organic Fabrics Are Catching On
- 2/2/06 - US Congress Cuts Cotton Subsidy, Bows to WTO Pressure
- 2/3/06 - African Cotton Growing Nations Applaud Partial Reduction in Trade-Distorting U.S. Cotton Subsidies
- 2/2/06 - Farmers In Africa & India Reject Monsanto's Gene-Altered Cotton
- 1/26/06 - India Farmers Accuse Monsanto of Pushing Cotton "Seeds of Death"
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