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The latest in a long line of industrial accidents killing workers in the fashion industry making garments for the west.
HoodieBuddie, founded in 2010 and based in Los Angeles, is known for making garments that incorporate in-ear headphones, and its new collection, HBSuper, continues that trend with new lightweight hoodies, varsity jackets, flannels, raincoats and other styles.
The blaze at the Garib & Garib Newaj company – which makes cardigans and jumpers for the Swedish fashion chain – follows repeated concerns by a British charity about fire safety at factories making garments for Western shops.
They felt in equal parts compassion for their fellow workers and anger at the faceless system that grinds their daily lives into hours making garments and minutes for rest.
Cambodian clothing industry workers have been killed in the partial collapse of the shoe factory where they worked, adding to the loss of life in the Asian industry of making garments for the west.
The minimum wage for unskilled labor (skilled labor, which includes making garments, would command a higher wage) was recently raised to nearly 5,000 Indian rupees ($90) a month in Haryana and is nearly 6,500 Indian rupees ($117) in New Delhi.
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Robinson wore suits tailored by Sy Martin, who made garments for people like Duke Ellington.
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