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Do African countries want your second-hand clothes? Yes and No

June 29, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, International One comment

In 2016, the six-nation East African Community—whose members are Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan—agreed to a ban on imported second-hand clothes

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The global sweatshop economy, a century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

May 6, 2014 Renee Shur Business, Economy Leave a comment

The date was March 25, 1911. As employees were getting ready to leave work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Lower Manhattan, a fire

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Dressing up: A feminist issue

April 17, 2014 Hafsa Women Leave a comment

“Dressing up means wearing a dress,” she said. “It means you put on a dress or skirt, high heels, and some makeup and you

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Biodegradable clothing and landfill overload

June 4, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Environment, International, Technology Leave a comment

I buy too much clothing. Too many tops, too many pants, too many pairs of shoes.  I don’t wear them all, and when I

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