Clothes for a Change

The Organic Consumers Association is working with farmers, consumers, and companies to promote organics and Fair Trade in the clothing sector in Organic Empowerment 2010, a strategic local campaign. CFAC is a “campaign to raise awareness about the negative health and environmental effects of conventional and genetically engineered cotton and the institutionalized exploitation of clothing sweatshops.
By uniting organic consumers, anti-genetic engineering activists, trade unionists, religious social justice advocates, progressives in the fashion & apparel industry, and the Fair Trade / anti-sweatshop communities into a potent force we can change the dynamics of the marketplace and fundamentally alter public policy.”

The Clothes for a Change Campaign Is Demanding that Major Clothing Retailers & Manufacturers:

• Stop using genetically engineered cotton.

• Start blending in certified organic or “transition to organic” cotton in their clothing.

• Guarantee that they meet independently verified Fair Labor (non-sweatshop) standards.

• Eliminate all production and export cotton subsidies in the U.S. and convert to Green subsidies for organic and transition to organic cotton production.

The Organic Conumers Association and the Clothes For A Change campaign urges you to making sure that our government contracts for goods and services prioritize organic, fair trade and union made products. Learn more about Clothes For A Change and how you can contribute to fair trade communities by visiting Clothes For A Change on oranicconsumers.org.