• Episode 1, Activist Reflections from Dhaka with Nazma Akhter

  • Apr 24 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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Episode 1, Activist Reflections from Dhaka with Nazma Akhter

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  • This podcast, created by the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion (UCRF), investigates areas of sustainability change that mainstream fashion/design circles often fail to reach. The first season of podcasts discuss issues and experiences faced by garment workers through conversations with different actors from within the manufacturing system. All podcasts relate to the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion (UCRF) manifesto.

    In this episode Nazma Akhter, a maverick and activist, shares her perspectives from Dhaka, Bangladesh on the state of the clothing industry 11 years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse. Also discussed are the effect of Covid on garment workers, the PayUp Fashion campaign, and the possibility of living wages today.

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