What does it take to make a shirt? That question might seem simple at first glance, but as we explored the fashion industry, we discovered a world of environmental destruction, exploitation, and human suffering on a staggering scale. Hidden just out of sight from the cheap clothes we find in our closets and strip malls is a story centuries in the making of struggles that continue through today. Join us this week as we explore the ins and outs of this dirty industry.

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Chapters

01:53 Scope of the Industry

05:23 Shift in the Industry

13:13 Labor

16:26 Slavery in our Modern World

20:39 Supply Chain: Raw Materials

29:30 Supply Chain: Manufacture

33:59 Labor

34:24 Police in Fashion?

37:55 Pink

39:52 Supply Chain: End of Life

41:55 Bloody History of the Textile Industry

45:07 The Triangle Factory

47:22 Can We Have The World We Want?

57:38 What Can we Do?

Additional Materials

Pulse of the Fashion Industry

Global Fashion Agendy & The Boston Consulting Group

Business as Usual is Not an Option: Supply Chains and Sourcing after Rana Plaza

Center for Business and Human Rights at NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business

The True Cost

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