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17. Ayesha Barenblat - How we can achieve social justice for garment workers through collective action
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This week on Start Somewhere, I’m overjoyed to be speaking to the extraordinary Ayesha Barenblat. Ayesha is the founder of Remake, a community of fashion lovers, women rights advocates, and environmentalists on a mission to change the industry’s harmful practices on people and our planet.
You might know Ayesha and the Remake team from the #PayUp campaign, which launched early last year when billions worth of orders were cancelled by big fashion brands because of the Covid-19 crisis. These orders were often already produced and ready to be shipped, which meant that suddenly thousands of often female garment workers were at risk of losing their jobs and facing extreme poverty.
In this episode, we speak about how Ayesha’s early life in Pakistan influenced and encouraged her to start somewhere and stand up for garment worker’s rights, the impact of the pandemic on the garment industry, and how Remake’s #PayUp campaign managed to return a whopping $22 billion to garment factories hit hard by the Covid crisis.
The ask: Join the Remake movement and keep up with any campaigns by following @remakeourworld, visiting the www.remake.world website and consider donating to support her life’s work.
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