SCENE 1 What is the man looking for?
How much is the shirt?
How much are the pants (trousers)?
SCENE 2 How much is the first dress?
How much is the second dress?
Does she want something more formal?
(Remember: pants (American English) = trousers (British English)
Many of our clothes here in Europe are made in Bangladesh, where the garment industry accounts for 78% of the economy. Those working in the industry, 85% of whom are women, are low paid, and have often had no access to education. Each will earn approximately a pound a day – to produce a staggering 120 pairs of trousers an hour and 50 shirts a day.
CARE has been working with a number of multinational companies, including GAP, Timberland and WALMART to empower these female workers through education and leadership skills.
UK MP Rushanara Ali visited the Dakar slums to meet women taking part in the project – and explore the role for big business in development.
If the world wants an image that sums up the true cost of supplying big-name retailers with cheap, fast fashion, it only has to ponder the horrifying images coming out of Dhaka as thousands of frantic relatives and rescue workers continue to claw through the rubble of Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster in a desperate search for survivors.
Helendipity 