NO SWEAT | EPISODE 010

by | Mar 10, 2022 | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST

Released on 10/03/2022

Chessie gets to chat to Jay about his work as an activist and the No Sweat t-shirt business. Jay tells us the vast complexities of trying to keep the fashion industry out of the hands of sweat shop owners. Jay tells us about campaigns and what we can do as screenprinters to clean up the industry. We have included an extensive list of resources about the investigations and projects mentioned in this episode below. 

Find out more about No Sweat here : https://nosweat.org.uk/

The massive investigation into accreditation scheme that by the organisation MSI Integrity that is called Not Fit For Purpose can be found at: https://www.msi-integrity.org/not-fit-for-purpose/

The investigation into Rana Plaza and how brands and their accreditation scheme’s failed to see the building about to collapse is found in this report by Clean Clothes Campaign called Fig Leaf for Fashion: https://cleanclothes.org/file-repository/figleaf-for-fashion.pdf/view

Our statement in support of trade unions in Myanmar calling on brands to leave can be found it: https://myanmarmilitaryneverinfashion.org/

The crowdfunder to support the Burmese punks to fund their Food Not Bombs project can be found at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/food-not-bombs-myanmar-2022

Information about the Punks Against Sweatshops campaign and the work of Punk Ethics can be found at: https://www.punkethics.com/

We have a Punks Against Sweatshops gig at The 100 Club in March with some of the bands featured in the film, (hope you can make it along!) tickets can be found here: https://www.wegottickets.com/100club/event/498731/

If people want to find out more about No Sweat our website is https://nosweat.org.uk/

For our wholesale T-shirt the webpage and the button to create a wholesale account can be found here: https://nosweat.org.uk/t-shirts/

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