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Fashion industry issues

The Clean Clothes Campaign demands better working conditions in the garment industry, old kimonos get a brand-new look, and savvy women swap their cast-offs.

This content was published on June 1, 2013 - 12:00

Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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