{"id":634,"date":"2015-12-09T00:46:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T00:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ozapato.com\/blog\/?p=634"},"modified":"2016-03-10T13:16:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T18:16:00","slug":"its-time-for-a-fashion-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozapato.com\/zm\/its-time-for-a-fashion-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Revolution, are we ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fashion Revolution, are we ready?<\/h2>\n

Enjoy buying on the cheap? A new TV, shirt or pair of shoes? Whatever it may be, it is human nature to bargain-hunt. But what is the real cost of bargain shopping? Its time for a fashion revolution.<\/p>\n

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In Berlin, Germany, the leaders of the NGO<\/span> Fashion Revolution<\/span> conducted an experiment earlier this year, selling t-shirts for only <\/span>\u20ac<\/span>2 in a public square.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before purchasing the product, customers are shown a video that portrays the working conditions of a “sweatshop” in Asia, in which employees earn just $ 0.13 USD per hour:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many are working up to 16 hours per day without being able to earn enough money to make a decent living.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many responsible consumers decided to make a donation instead of purchasing a shirt at this price.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This video was published on April 24, 2015 – Fashion Revolution Day. This day commemorates the<\/span> fall of Rana Square<\/span> in Bangladesh in 2013, killing more than 1,000 workers in a <\/span>sweatshop<\/span><\/i> that produces for stores such as JC Penney, Benetton, Wal-Mart, Zara, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n