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Made in L.A.
By admins | October 8, 2008
Working in the NYC garment center today when you here the word “sweatshop” it may evoke images of decrepit factories in Mexico, China or Bangladesh but that is not always the case. As many of you know the offices you are currently in were at one time factories and, prior to the Garment and Textile Union, would have been considered sweatshops. Where you are now clicking away on your Mac a young woman was once hunched over a sewing machine. That is why we should all have our eyes open to the exploitation of workers in our industry. In the US, sweatshops are rare but not extinct, as has been proven by Forever 21 and its sub-par working conditions in California. Now a group of filmmakers have made a documentary focusing on these sweatshops and the women in them. This is a must see for anyone working in fashion, so please add it to your Netflix ASAP or buy it at their website; http://www.madeinla.com/Here’s more info about the movie from their website -Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage it takes to find your voice.The film, which premiered on PBS, received an Emmy at the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards in the category of Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story-Long Form at the ceremony in New York.The filmmakers are currently engaged in a two-year long outreach campaign and have recently launched a new “Host A Screening” initiative (http://www.madeinla.com/get/host) that enables grassroots groups, nonprofits, student groups, unions, and faith-based organizations to hold their own screenings of Made in L.A. in order to engage their communities around local issues and spark an essential dialogue around low wage work, women’s empowerment, consumer awareness and the everyday struggles of immigrant workers.
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Topics: designers, enviroment, garment center, jobs, new york | 6 Comments » 
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October 8th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
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May 11th, 2009 at 12:00 am
[...] shine a spotlight on our West Coast sister the L.A. Garment Center. For those who read our last piece, you know about the problems perpetuated by stores like Forever 21 who run sweatshop here in the [...]
May 25th, 2009 at 10:48 am
[...] and never returned their calls again.” Between Forever 21’s copycat fashion and their sweatshop factories, we implore our readers to stop shopping [...]
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October 26th, 2011 at 11:44 am
If it so bad of work why don’t they quit ?