Toxic Labels: What is Behind Cheap Clothes | Textile Industry | Fashion | ENDEVR Documentary

Think of that poor girl, Kadeesha. She is 14 and working to care for her sick parents. Surely, her managers will be angry and retaliate against her for moving so many hearts. I pray for her safety and prosperity.

Wear what you have! Re-instate the tradition of hand-me-downs for kids. Most of what we buy is a want, not a need.

Chasing those girls to their slump residential section would mean jeopardising their livelihoods as means of survivals. Are there any assurances from investigating journalists to guarantee those young girls and their families for backlash from their employers for revealing the true working conditions. I feel sorry for those young girls as they put themselves on the spotlight.

Things like this are why I wear my clothes until I can't repair them anymore and then use the leftover fabric to make quilts. I only clothes from thrift stores, so I'm never supporting a brand or company that, for all I know, could be engaging in these practices behind the scenes. I couldn't live with myself if I contributed to what is basically modern day slavery.

If everything we are affording at a low price is coming at a big price for others, shopping can never be as fun as earlier.

Thank you for making this film. I think more and more people should be aware of the cost of cheap fast fashion. As of myself, I remember buying H&M clothes ones - putting them on few times and then throwing away because of poor quality. From that time I learned a lesson - we are not that rich to afford cheap one-time-wearible clothes. I invest in quality and I wear that clothing several years with great quality. I have few Zara pieces - but I chose them carefully and a have been wearing them for years, they were not cheap in fact. Having watched this film I have no desire shopping at Zara again.

That blonde journalist woman is good, she's confrontational and straightforward with the questions... I've seen her bunch of times interviewing CEOs and other shady figuers ... She's great

I dont buy from these stores anymore. I make my own clothes now and practice sustainable fashion. In the case I might need something more elaborate, I go to a small business fashion designer.

In North America, we have such a clothing throw away culture, large part because it is so cheap. A decent meal costs more than a good pair of pants or decent dress shirt. If fairer wages and work conditions were abroad, then retail prices would be more reflective(higher), thus we will throw away less clothing. A win win for less garbage, healthier ecology(less water/chemicals usage in production), and better World for all. Right now the big winners are the middle men and big factory management and obviously the bigger brands(Walmart, Blue Navy, Forever 21, etc.)

“Zero tolerance does not equal zero risk” as he stated when the proof showed otherwise. Zero tolerance means a company should be more accountable so the risk is minimal to the workers no matter what country they are in. Taking the risk out permanently would be ideal, but as with big companies money is the object and people dispensable. They will keep lying to fill their pockets at the cost of others. Now that I know some of these names, they are on the do not buy list.

Shame on them not to pay adequate wages so that employees can have decent lives. If contractors are not paid enough, than they cannot pay well their employees. It is all about economy, money and greed. The people in the fashion industry that push prices low are responsible for this and deserve jail for soliciting slavery

It has been 10 years since this documentary. Any updates?

Thrift store shopping 🤜🏼🤛🏽

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO...

I hope everyone sees this.An excellent documentary thank you.

Well, let's say the 'head companies' like Zara and stuff can stop their contract with their vendors in Bangladesh, but how about the employees in the vendor? They need to feed themselves and family and they have to work in another sweatshops :(

endever, you make watching your videos great, reason being you translate in voice what most would put up subtitles, there are a lot of people that cannot read or write, so you are making videos watchable for the dyslexic community, thank you 💖😉😘👍

I would say it is a significant accelerator of landfills, even disease. Their partnership is a ticking time-bomb: it is anathema of development.

Top notch journalism!

Amazing video with unrivaled research! I have a new appreciation of labels on garments. Can you suggest clothing manufacturers that don't have this much of a devious approach to maintain their high profit margins? Curious minds want to know...