Representation and inclusivity are vital for our society to ensure human rights are available to everyone. In the most it is minority groups and those disadvantaged backgrounds who are unable to fully benefit and exercise their human rights. Universality is key, hence Fashion Roundtable focus on representation and inclusivity.
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From unsafe factory conditions and toxic chemical exposure to sexual harassment, workers can face many human rights abuses in the workplace. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) therefore introduce three main pillars on which action needs to be taken to prevent, address and remedy the abuses committed in business operations.
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It was October 2016 when a BBC Panorama investigation uncovered Syrian refugee children working in garment factories in Turkey, for high-street brands such as Marks and Spencer and ASOS. The documentary showed that there were children as young as 13 being forced to work 60 hour weeks for as little as 70p an hour. As a group, refugees are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, as Peter McAlister, head of the Ethical Trading Initiative, has pointed out.
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