From Exploited to Unemployed: The women in Leicester left behind by fast fashion outsourcing, interviews with Leicester garment workers

Publication date
2025-03-18
Subject
Gender
Private sector
Keywords
Exploit
Women
Workers
Garment
Fast fashion
Outsourcing
Brands
Country
United Kingdom

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Series
Briefings for Business on Valuing Women’s Work
Document type
Case study
Description

This case study presents personal accounts from five women working in garment and textile factories in Leicester, UK. As migrant women in global supply chains, they experience intersectional vulnerability to exploitation, and their stories demonstrate the gendered impact of the buying choices made by fashion brands. 
Pages
16
DOI
10.21201/2025.000054
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/621688
Additional Links
http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/from-exploited-to-unemployed-the-women-in-leicester-left-behind-by-fast-fashion-621688
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