Slave to Fashion
Safia Minney


Paperback (Trade paperback US) | Mar 2018 | New Internationalist | 9781780263984 | 160pp | 234x181mm | GEN | AUD$26.99, NZD$32.99

"Slave to Fashion offers hope of a fairer, more ethical world and gives the reader plenty of tools to navigate a challenging fashion system," Livia Firth.

There are over 35 million people trapped in modern slavery today — the largest number of slaves in modern history. This is fuelled by the global demand for cheap labour — which is what makes the fast fashion industry work.

Slave to Fashion uses brilliant design, personal stories, and easy-to-grasp infographics to raise awareness among common brand consumers. Fair trade and sustainable fashion expert Safia Minney draws on her extensive knowledge and personal experience to call attention to the human hardship that goes hand-in-hand with producing our clothes, and highlights what governments, business leaders, and consumers can do to call time on this unnecessary suffering.

The product of a successful crowdfunding campaign, Slave to Fashion celebrates those fighting for justice and the many initiatives that are taking place. It contains a practical toolkit that all consumers can use to demand change from the companies that produce our clothes.

Listen to an interview with Safia Minney, author of Slave to Fashion on ABC RN Blueprint for Living