ethics to take pride in our selves and our values or maybe sometimes to make
our values or maybe sometimes to make
our values or maybe sometimes to make sure that our actions do not end up
sure that our actions do not end up
sure that our actions do not end up hurting someone else
hurting someone else
hurting someone else some of us follow ethics even in food
some of us follow ethics even in food
some of us follow ethics even in food when we categorize ourselves into vegan
when we categorize ourselves into vegan
when we categorize ourselves into vegan vegetarian and the lights and we follow
vegetarian and the lights and we follow
vegetarian and the lights and we follow ethics in our everyday lives in our jobs
ethics in our everyday lives in our jobs
ethics in our everyday lives in our jobs education relationships commitments
education relationships commitments
education relationships commitments because all those activities somehow
because all those activities somehow
because all those activities somehow have an impact has an effect on someone
have an impact has an effect on someone
have an impact has an effect on someone else’s life but have we ever considered
else’s life but have we ever considered
else’s life but have we ever considered about following ethics in fashion do we
about following ethics in fashion do we
about following ethics in fashion do we even need to follow ethics while buying
even need to follow ethics while buying
even need to follow ethics while buying a simple dress well if the impact of
a simple dress well if the impact of
a simple dress well if the impact of following an ethical practice in fashion
following an ethical practice in fashion
following an ethical practice in fashion has an impact as dramatically tragic as
has an impact as dramatically tragic as
has an impact as dramatically tragic as losing or taking away thousands of lives
losing or taking away thousands of lives
losing or taking away thousands of lives maybe we have to reconsider this
maybe we have to reconsider this
maybe we have to reconsider this question a very relevant that a very
question a very relevant that a very
question a very relevant that a very unpleasant example of that would be the
unpleasant example of that would be the
unpleasant example of that would be the Rana Plaza incident the fury call Rana
Rana Plaza incident the fury call Rana
Rana Plaza incident the fury call Rana Plaza used to be one of the five
Plaza used to be one of the five
Plaza used to be one of the five thousand different ready-made garment
thousand different ready-made garment
thousand different ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh and over 3600
factories in Bangladesh and over 3600
factories in Bangladesh and over 3600 employees used to work for 16 hours
employees used to work for 16 hours
employees used to work for 16 hours every day for as low as $2 a day of
every day for as low as $2 a day of
every day for as low as $2 a day of income so the major European and
income so the major European and
income so the major European and American fashion brands but what’s my
American fashion brands but what’s my
American fashion brands but what’s my daunting is the fact that for best
daunting is the fact that for best
daunting is the fact that for best fashion brands these people were not
fashion brands these people were not
fashion brands these people were not human beings they were simply cheap
human beings they were simply cheap
human beings they were simply cheap labor who make the trendiest codes
labor who make the trendiest codes
labor who make the trendiest codes available in stores within four days of
available in stores within four days of
available in stores within four days of place in the order
place in the order
place in the order inside we disastrously broken
inside we disastrously broken
inside we disastrously broken infrastructure of Rana Plaza they used
infrastructure of Rana Plaza they used
infrastructure of Rana Plaza they used to work for countless hours were
to work for countless hours were
to work for countless hours were criminally little wage because they were
criminally little wage because they were
criminally little wage because they were threatened by their employers that they
threatened by their employers that they
threatened by their employers that they would be fired and let me tell you
would be fired and let me tell you
would be fired and let me tell you should this people who earn barely a
should this people who earn barely a
should this people who earn barely a dollar or two against almost a day of
dollar or two against almost a day of
dollar or two against almost a day of work losing their jobs is more fearful
work losing their jobs is more fearful
work losing their jobs is more fearful than losing their lives we may all
than losing their lives we may all
than losing their lives we may all remember that on 24th April 2013 Rana
remember that on 24th April 2013 Rana
remember that on 24th April 2013 Rana Plaza collapsed along with eleven
Plaza collapsed along with eleven
Plaza collapsed along with eleven hundred and thirty-eight cheap labor
hundred and thirty-eight cheap labor
hundred and thirty-eight cheap labor losing their lives and their dignity
this incident leads me to think about
this incident leads me to think about modern-day slavery and the job practice
modern-day slavery and the job practice
modern-day slavery and the job practice of private sector that practice
of private sector that practice
of private sector that practice modern-day slavery like Rana Plaza and
modern-day slavery like Rana Plaza and
modern-day slavery like Rana Plaza and the cripples the last at 1.2 billions of
the cripples the last at 1.2 billions of
the cripples the last at 1.2 billions of people around the world who work in
people around the world who work in
people around the world who work in factories don’t like Rana Plaza and this
factories don’t like Rana Plaza and this
factories don’t like Rana Plaza and this place a critical question to myself what
place a critical question to myself what
place a critical question to myself what is my consumption pattern as a consumer
is my consumption pattern as a consumer
is my consumption pattern as a consumer what is my ethics in fashion so I did
what is my ethics in fashion so I did
what is my ethics in fashion so I did some further research and I tried to
some further research and I tried to
some further research and I tried to find out and I was surprised as town to
find out and I was surprised as town to
find out and I was surprised as town to find out that this cheap labor who
find out that this cheap labor who
find out that this cheap labor who contribute majority to be precise eighty
contribute majority to be precise eighty
contribute majority to be precise eighty percent to the expert industry of
percent to the expert industry of
percent to the expert industry of Bangladesh they are despite contributing
Bangladesh they are despite contributing
Bangladesh they are despite contributing this majority of majority in the expert
this majority of majority in the expert
this majority of majority in the expert industry Obama – you’re still trapped
industry Obama – you’re still trapped
industry Obama – you’re still trapped and invisible in the informal economy
and invisible in the informal economy
and invisible in the informal economy and the economic and social exclusion
and the economic and social exclusion
and the economic and social exclusion limit still income to two to four
limit still income to two to four
limit still income to two to four dollars back to coming from a favorable
dollars back to coming from a favorable
dollars back to coming from a favorable and indecent working conditions and this
and indecent working conditions and this
and indecent working conditions and this trend of modern-day slavery continues to
trend of modern-day slavery continues to
trend of modern-day slavery continues to persist for years
persist for years
persist for years because when I as a consumer use a quote
because when I as a consumer use a quote
because when I as a consumer use a quote or use a new bag a new bunch of code I
or use a new bag a new bunch of code I
or use a new bag a new bunch of code I never think of the outcome of this
never think of the outcome of this
never think of the outcome of this unethical practice rather I keep
unethical practice rather I keep
unethical practice rather I keep exploiting the benefits received
exploiting the benefits received
exploiting the benefits received unimaginably trendy clothes available in
unimaginably trendy clothes available in
unimaginably trendy clothes available in stores within one week but whether I
stores within one week but whether I
stores within one week but whether I have been missing out on is the fact
have been missing out on is the fact
have been missing out on is the fact that through my actions I have been
that through my actions I have been
that through my actions I have been incentivizing the fast fashion brands to
incentivizing the fast fashion brands to
incentivizing the fast fashion brands to indulge more into the profit making
indulge more into the profit making
indulge more into the profit making business at the expense of compromising
business at the expense of compromising
business at the expense of compromising on the freedom the dignity and basic
on the freedom the dignity and basic
on the freedom the dignity and basic human rights of those hard-working
human rights of those hard-working
human rights of those hard-working people ever since I could no longer take
people ever since I could no longer take
people ever since I could no longer take pride on the fact that barovik
so that was the last time I thought
so that was the last time I thought about Bangladesh and I realized that no
about Bangladesh and I realized that no
about Bangladesh and I realized that no we better not take pride on the fact
we better not take pride on the fact
we better not take pride on the fact that we supply the cheapest labor in the
that we supply the cheapest labor in the
that we supply the cheapest labor in the world and that was the time I realized
world and that was the time I realized
world and that was the time I realized that labor is never cheap the value that
that labor is never cheap the value that
that labor is never cheap the value that we and the fast fashion grabs have been
we and the fast fashion grabs have been
we and the fast fashion grabs have been paying to our labor is very cheap when I
paying to our labor is very cheap when I
paying to our labor is very cheap when I recall the Rana Plaza incident again I
recall the Rana Plaza incident again I
recall the Rana Plaza incident again I felt that I have been equally
felt that I have been equally
felt that I have been equally responsible for that incident because
responsible for that incident because
responsible for that incident because when I as a consumer threw away the
when I as a consumer threw away the
when I as a consumer threw away the cheap price tags from a branded clothes
cheap price tags from a branded clothes
cheap price tags from a branded clothes labelled as made in Bangladesh I never
labelled as made in Bangladesh I never
labelled as made in Bangladesh I never asked myself who made this clothes so
asked myself who made this clothes so
asked myself who made this clothes so cheap and I think a small global
cheap and I think a small global
cheap and I think a small global citizens we all should ask those
citizens we all should ask those
citizens we all should ask those questions
questions
questions who made this clothes so cheap and to
who made this clothes so cheap and to
who made this clothes so cheap and to what expense in return whether the
what expense in return whether the
what expense in return whether the firm’s who are starving half a day or
firm’s who are starving half a day or
firm’s who are starving half a day or wizard someone’s life this realizations
wizard someone’s life this realizations
wizard someone’s life this realizations suddenly made me feel very powerful and
suddenly made me feel very powerful and
suddenly made me feel very powerful and thus motivated me to be a social
thus motivated me to be a social
thus motivated me to be a social entrepreneur and come up with my social
entrepreneur and come up with my social
entrepreneur and come up with my social starter that would make this invisible
starter that would make this invisible
starter that would make this invisible people visible and give them a global
people visible and give them a global
people visible and give them a global identity by connecting them to ethical
identity by connecting them to ethical
identity by connecting them to ethical fashion designers around the world it
fashion designers around the world it
fashion designers around the world it made me realize that my epics and
made me realize that my epics and
made me realize that my epics and fashion has the power to bring
fashion has the power to bring
fashion has the power to bring hard-working people out of indifferent
hard-working people out of indifferent
hard-working people out of indifferent working conditions and give them the
working conditions and give them the
working conditions and give them the authority to make choices choices about
authority to make choices choices about
authority to make choices choices about their working hours their wages their
their working hours their wages their
their working hours their wages their contributions so I finally decided to
contributions so I finally decided to
contributions so I finally decided to make a choice I made a choice that I
make a choice I made a choice that I
make a choice I made a choice that I would stand up against the other
would stand up against the other
would stand up against the other practice of fast fashion brands that
practice of fast fashion brands that
practice of fast fashion brands that magnitudes the impact the effect of
magnitudes the impact the effect of
magnitudes the impact the effect of modern-day slavery I made a choice to
modern-day slavery I made a choice to
modern-day slavery I made a choice to stand up and uphold the rights of this
stand up and uphold the rights of this
stand up and uphold the rights of this hard-working people while I clothed I
hard-working people while I clothed I
hard-working people while I clothed I made a choice to follow epochs in
made a choice to follow epochs in
made a choice to follow epochs in fashion because those of us who have the
fashion because those of us who have the
fashion because those of us who have the power to make choices have to make
power to make choices have to make
power to make choices have to make choices for those who do not have that
choices for those who do not have that
choices for those who do not have that power and there were 1.2 billions of
power and there were 1.2 billions of
power and there were 1.2 billions of people like that so I made my choice and
people like that so I made my choice and
people like that so I made my choice and I’ll end up with a question to all of
I’ll end up with a question to all of
I’ll end up with a question to all of you will you follow ethics and fashion
you will you follow ethics and fashion
you will you follow ethics and fashion the choice is yours
the choice is yours
the choice is yours thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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