#INDIAMADEMYCLOTHES Heart is with India RN 🇮🇳 “Workers in Bengaluru’s garment industry are facing a dire situation. The city is home to one of the biggest clusters of garment manufacturers in India, employing some 500,000 workers. A large share are women, including many migrants from nearby villages and other areas who depend on the low wages they earn to feed themselves and their families. They can scarcely afford any disruption to their income, as occurred last April when factories temporarily shut due to the pandemic and numerous workers lost their jobs. Now Bengaluru is entering a new lockdown to halt its surging number of Covid-19 infections, pausing its garment industry and leaving workers facing a possible crisis.” Continued ... “For some, the concern is also about keeping India’s economy going. Bengaluru is a critical hub in India’s garment business, which exported $17 billion in clothing in 2019 based on World Trade Organization data, ranking it sixth among all nations.” Please take a moment today to send a fast fashion brand demands to continue to pay Indian garment workers and support them during this crisis #INDIAMADEYOURCLOTHES Take a moment to look in your clothing tags ... #WhoMadeYourClothes ? ...Was it India? Words by @marcbain_ for @qz #india #indiacovid #indian #indiafashion #indiagarmentworkers #indiacovidupdate (at Surrey) https://www.instagram.com/p/COP0PFInzlB/?igshid=12xy4je3tw4ld
