29 October 2017

...Oxfam is urging retailers such as Target, Kmart, Big W and Specialty Fashion Group, whose brands include Katies and Rivers, to ensure factory workers are being paid not just a minimum wage, but a living wage, which is enough to cover essentials like decent housing, food, and healthcare...

The report emphasises the fashion industry is worth billions of dollars, but is supported by poorly paid workers, who are usually young women with no power to challenge their conditions...

Oxfam is also launching a company tracker to guide consumers on retailers' progress.

[also refers to Woolworths Group and Cotton On]