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Brett Dennen put it best in his song "Ain't No Reason" when he said that "slavery was stitched to the fabric of my cloths." But with the help of companies like Maggie's Organics there's hope yet. They plan to be the first clothing manufacturer to be independently certified with a new, stringent standard in fair labor practices . The Fair Labor Practices and Community Benefits Certification was issued by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).
“SCS was extremely rigorous, say Maggie's founder and CEO Bená Burda. "They looked at every aspect of our production process on two continents, including our office operations in Michigan.
And the clothing is also reasonably priced and retails for between $12 and $35 for the line of knit dresses, tops, hoodies, pants, scarves, and t-shirts. Sweat shop free clothing just got a lot more fiscally responsible.
According to Maggie's Organics:
" [The] independent monitor inspected every stage of Maggie's production chain, from the growing of organic cotton and ginning and spinning the crop fabric into fabric in Nicaragua, to cutting and sewing garments in Costa Rica, to screen printing, office and warehouse operations in Michigan. Criteria investigated by SCS include: hiring, wages, working conditions, hours of work, freedom of association and freedom to organize, and access to housing, health care and transportation.
Via: Maggie's Organics
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