Every fashion manufacturer exhibiting at Source Fashion has to be certified as responsible and ethical. This means visitors can rest assured that all of the suppliers on the show floor can be trusted as the show organisers have done all of the hard work for them.
Just Style spent a good portion of the show having in-depth conversations with these responsible manufacturers and we will be publishing our findings for you in due course.
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One interesting insight included the fact that some of China’s most ethical and responsible suppliers are struggling in this post-Covid world that’s filled with diversification, nearshoring and claims of forced labour.
One Chinese fashion supplier spoke very openly about the fact all he can do is focus on providing his customers the best service alongside looking after his factory workers in the best way he can.
He admits, however the tensions between the Chinese government and the rest of the world right now isn’t making life easy for him.
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The show, which had a number of ethical and responsible Chinese suppliers acts as a stark reminder that it’s wildly unfair to tarnish a whole nation with the same ‘forced labour’ brush.
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By GlobalDataThere are and will remain to be fantastic Chinese suppliers working hard to keep their businesses afloat and their workers paid amid the economic challenges facing the world and indeed China.
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