A series of short films shot by Cambodian garment workers in a Citizen Journalists Group started by Local Labour Rights Group will be screened in London’s Platform Theatre on 27th November this year in order to attract attention towards the hard working conditions under which some of the clothes sold on UK’s high streets are made.
UK film company Rainbow Collective assisted the workers, while the group Labour Behind The Label supported the project. Label’s Campaign Manager Nicola Round reportedly stated, “With powerful stories and evidence like this we can hold brands to account for conditions and pay in their factories and support the fair demands of the people, most of them women, who make our clothes.”
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Europe has become the largest market for Cambodia’s garment exports in recent years due to the huge orders from UK retailer as well as fast fashion brands. However, the labour rights groups allege that the companies are not paying enough for those goods to provide a living wage and safe working conditions to Cambodia’s garment workers.
