Illustration: Andy Carter

What if...

The west stopped exporting second-hand clothing? Alice McCool imagines a world where countries are not left wearing the West’s cast-offs.

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NI 544 - Palestine - July, 2023
Illustration: Emma Peer

Can I criticize fast fashion without sounding ‘out of touch’?

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle.

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NI 527 - Covid-19 lessons from the pandemic - September, 2020
Inequality Watch

Inequality Watch

Vietnamese garment workers vs top five clothes companies.

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NI 519 - How to avoid climate breakdown - May, 2019
The lives behind the label

The lives behind the label

Bangladesh is home to almost five million garment workers, making it the second largest manufacturer of garments in the world. Its factory workers make the clothes we wear every day. Meet the humans behind the big clothing brand labels.

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NI 508 - Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent - December, 2017

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Palestine July, 2023
Covid-19 lessons from the pandemic September, 2020
How to avoid climate breakdown May, 2019
Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent December, 2017
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