Slideshow
Voices from the Factory Floor
What would you ask the people who make your clothes? They number around sixty million worldwide – 80 per cent of them women – all employed in the global garment industry. The factories they work in provide valuable jobs that can improve livelihoods and lift communities out of poverty. Yet, poor working conditions remain a challenge across the sector.
Voices from the Factory Floor
I can’t walk, but I can work! I was really scared in my first day, but I know now that I am as capable as anyone else.
© Marcel Crozet
Some Arab girls want to work too. We are happy to have a job that can make us independent.
© Marcel Crozet
I think the sweaters I make are for really big people.
© Marcel Crozet
The workers in the factory are nice but I sometimes get upset when they leave the place too dirty.
© Marcel Crozet
I may be old but I have a lot of energy. Carrying around this cloth keeps me fit.
© Marcel Crozet
At first I found communication a challenge. Now that I learned the local language and became a factory manager, I teach all the foreign staff.
© Marcel Crozet
This is my first job and I focus on training and development. I want to get better and better at motivating workers.
© Marcel Crozet
One of my biggest accomplishments as a union leader was helping workers negotiate a new minimum wage. I felt I contributed to my country’s economy.
© Marcel Crozet
This factory is the best I’ve worked in because they pay on time and
there’s air conditioning.
there’s air conditioning.
© Marcel Crozet
I just want the people who wear these clothes to know that they were made with love and care.
© Marcel Crozet
This job is just a stepping stone for me. The money I make here allows me to go to night school.
© Marcel Crozet
I would like to ask people to buy more from my country, and not to be angry if prices increase.
© Marcel Crozet