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
Tag: Clothing
The global sweatshop economy, a century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The date was March 25, 1911. As employees were getting ready to leave work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Lower Manhattan, a fire
Dressing up: A feminist issue
“Dressing up means wearing a dress,” she said. “It means you put on a dress or skirt, high heels, and some makeup and you
Biodegradable clothing and landfill overload
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