Socially conscious #fashion brand buying life insurance/pension policies for Bangladesh garment workers with customer contributions. Founder/CEO is @poshakca.
8 years ago, the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed. A completely preventable disaster created by fast-fashion; an exploitative business model responsible for a loss of live in tragic disasters and the climate crisis.
1,138 died.
Not enough has changed.
What an awful situation happening to a great guy. His leg will heal, his job will come back, but let’s remind him that the community he has supported so much supports him right back.
@mbraithwaite72 Yes that is how they are. They squeeze their suppliers' as much as they can and pay the lowest possible amount to their bottom tier employees.
June was difficult for #BIPOC communities, but we saw people of all colours & origins join together to address systemic injustices disadvantaging those communities. Our responsibility is to continue leveling the playing field by taking a stance against the status quo.
We want to thank everyone who contributed to our campaign in May at https://t.co/qMRxSLMvNW. We raised over $1500, helping 9 garment workers (& families) in the @ProgotiByPoshak program purchase food staples for a couple months as their employment has been impacted by #COVID19.
"For every dollar invested in businesses founded by women, revenue generated is almost two times higher than those founded by men. "
#womenowned#womensupportwomen
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@EthicalHour Hello #EthicalHour! We are using 100% of contributions collected at https://t.co/8UyHNaAt1J in May to help garment workers enrolled in our @ProgotiByPoshak program afford food staples while being impacted by #COVID_19. Any amount appreciated & no purchase necessary...