Stained Supply Chains

Nowadays the fashion industry has impressive proportions. Production volumes have increased at an accelerated rhythm within the last 20 years. The pressure for costs’ reduction and the desire of the consumers to acquire every time more clothing has led to the enterprises to engage in stained pro-duc...

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Autores:
Vásquez Martínez, Laura Isabel
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Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/31026
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/31026
Palabra clave:
fashion industry
labor exploitation
China
India
fast fashion
sustainability
Industria de la moda
explotación laboral
China
India
fast fashion
sos-tenibilidad
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Copyright © 2021 Laura Isabel Vásquez Martínez
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Summary:Nowadays the fashion industry has impressive proportions. Production volumes have increased at an accelerated rhythm within the last 20 years. The pressure for costs’ reduction and the desire of the consumers to acquire every time more clothing has led to the enterprises to engage in stained pro-duction processes. Exploitation of the employees and environmental pollution are involved in their practices. This essay aims to expose labor conditions that this industrial sector offers in the Asian continent, mainly in China and India. It concludes that workers’ abuse is intrinsically present in the productive stage of the fashion supply chain.