It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Carolyn B Maloney

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22 July 2022

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Protecting the garment workforce is a sustainability issue and has direct impacts on environmental sustainability, community development, gender equality and economic prosperity, said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand while introducing the Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC) Act of 2022 in the US Senate.

Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney Introduces FABRIC Act

The Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC) Act of 2022 that addresses issues in apparel manufacturing industry such as exploitation of essential workers, offshoring, and an ageing workforce, was introduced in the US House on 21 July.

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