Anthéa Paitel

According to a study by Global Labor Justice, Asian textile women workers are widely exposed to physical abuse, sexual assault, miserable working conditions and forced overtime.

 

It is not unusual for girls at age 10 to sew all day long for an hourly wage of less than DKK 3.

Those who fight for better conditions risk losing their jobs and being blacklisted.

 

Fashion companies like [H&M, Gap, ...] have no legal obligation to ensure proper working conditions with their subcontractors.

 

The textile industry annually produces 92 million tons of waste and emits more CO2 all international air traffic and shipping freight combined.

 

Emissions are not included in the Climate Act's 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, since production, which is expected to increase by 63% by 2030, is primarily conducted abroad.

Today, we stand in solidarity with women all over the world that are being oppressed, abused and raped.

 

We stand in solidarity with women rising up and fighting for their rights.

 

We stand here with our naked bodies to show the naked truth of the fast fashion industry, feeding the climate crisis through women’s exploitation.

 

We stand here with our naked bodies to show the naked truth of a toxic system where countries like Denmark, keep importing and buying clothes manufactured by underpaid, enslaved, oppressed and exploited women in India, China, Indonesia, Bengladesh (…).

 

Do we a system where for the sake of profit and economic growth, womens are raped, nature is wrecked, life is brought to extinction ?

 

We will not solve the social, environmental and democratic crisis we are in now if we don’t end every form of dominations that exist in this world.

We need to change, and the change has to happen now. Time for negociations is over, we need to act, now.

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