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First Draft of Wikipedia Article

One of the first things we noticed as a group is that #WhoMadeMyClothes does not have its own Wikipedia article. We proceeded to search through relevant articles and noticed no sections are covering #WhoMadeMyClothes. The two main Wikipedia articles we noticed lacking this movement as sections were Fashion Revolution and Anti-Sweatshop movement. After discussing with Professor Harris, we concluded that we will be adding a section to both these Wikipedia pages. The Who Made My Clothes movement is extremely relevant to both of these article pages. One of the main goals for the #WhoMadeMyClothes movement was to increase awareness of sweatshop workers and their conditions while simultaneously changing their conditions. Our plan with the Anti-Sweatshop movement page is to add a complete #WhoMadeMyClothes section with a picture of the poster from Creative Commons licensing and discuss the relevance to the Anti-Sweatshop movement. Next, we will set up a redirect to a section of #WhoMadeMyClothes in the Fashion revolution Wikipedia page. In this section, we will go more in detail about the movement’s origin from Fashion Revolution. Furthermore, we will add a timeline and criticisms section. Lastly, we will try to remove the bias flag that Fashion Revolution currently has on their page.

Updated paragraph for the history section:

Fashion Revolution was founded in 2013 in response to the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh by Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro. Somers and de Castro both had experience in the fashion industry. For the previous 20 years, Somers’s fashion brand Pachacuti had pioneered radical supply chain transparency and de Castro had launched and run the pioneering upcycling label From Somewhere from 1997 until 2014. Fashion Revolution was designed as a platform for academics, designers, writers, retailers, and business leaders to encourage people to take action in the fashion industry. The organization is funded by private foundations, institutional grants, commercial organizations, and donations from individuals. Somers and de Castro launched the #WhoMadeMyClothes hashtag in 2013.

#WhoMadeMyClothes section:

The #WhoMadeMyClothes hashtag was launched in 2013 by Fashion Revolution co-founders, Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro. It became the number 1 global trend on Twitter. By 2018, the hashtag received 99.6 million impressions on Twitter and 170 000 posts were shared on Twitter and Instagram containing at least one of Fashion Revolution's hashtags. The goal of the hashtag was to bring awareness to consumers about the brands that they purchase from and raise awareness for the humanitarian and ethical issues in fast fashion. Garment workers in factories responded to the movement by participating with the hashtag #IMadeYourClothes.

The movement began in England and spread through social media. On Twitter, 31.82% of the tweets with #WhoMadeMyClothes were posted by users from the United Kingdom. The top 5 countries with the highest search activity and Twitter posts for #WhoMadeMyClothes were the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Canada, and France. Celebrities including Emma Watson, Kelly Slater, and Fernanda Paes Leme used the hashtag on Twitter to support the issue.

The movement also utilized YouTube to spread awareness. To promote the hashtag in 2015, Fashion Revolution released a video titled “The 2 Euro T-Shirt - A Social Experiment”. The video showed a vending machine selling t-shirts for 2 Euros. When people went to purchase the shirt, a video played describing the working conditions in which the shirt was made. By the end, people chose to donate to the cause of increasing supply chain transparency instead of buying the t-shirt. The video has over 7.9 million views. Their 2018 campaign film uploaded on April 22nd, 2018 was awarded the Best Green Fashion Film award at the Fashion Film Festival Milano and has over 54,000 views to date.

With the hashtag #WhoMadeMyClothes as the channel for the movement, Fashion Revolution has increased general awareness of the reality behind the garment manufacturing processes. With increased awareness, global fashion brands have started to increase transparency. The 2018 Transparency Index allowed fashion brands the opportunity to change and justify their supply chains. As of June 2018, 172 brands across 68 countries have revealed more information about their supply chains than in previous years. In response to the hashtag, #WhoMadeMyClothes, more than 3,838 global brands took to social media to respond with real information about their suppliers and workers.

Criticism Section:

Despite the public attention brought by Fashion Revolution, people remain skeptical of the movement’s actions and consequences. In an article written by The Guardian, Ruth Stokes, author of The Armchair Activist’s Handbook, says that meaningful change in the fashion industry can start with a Fashion Revolution Day hashtag campaign, but must go beyond it.

In 2016, various fashion brands criticized Fashion Revolution by questioning the methods that the organization and the website Ethical Consumer used for the Transparency Index. The index assesses the level of transparency and support for workers’ rights of various fashion brands by looking at the information released by the company and by distributing various questionnaires. In an article by Women’s Wear Daily, the founder of Fashion Revolution responded to the criticisms by explaining how the index was not meant to be a way to audit the companies but rather a way to assess the accessibility of the information regarding the supply chain processes of their product to the customers.

#WhoMadeMyClothes Wikipedia Plan

Articles: Fashion Revolution and Anti-sweatshop movement

Discussed with Professor Harris on 2/19/2020

1. Update the anti-sweatshop movement Wikipedia page to include a section on our hashtag #WhoMadeMyClothes. This will include the motive behind the movement and any progress the movement has made towards reducing the use of sweatshops.
2. Set up a redirect to the anti-sweatshop movement page or the Fashion Revolution page whenever people look up the hashtag #WhoMadeMyClothes.
3. Edit the Fashion Revolution page to include sections on our hashtag, giving it a larger presence on this page. These can include a criticisms section, a timeline of the movement, and a broad overview of accomplishments. We additionally would like to eliminate the article’s bias and remove the flag.

Bibliography:

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanprice/2018/04/23/how-two-entrepreneurs-became-unexpected-activists-and-started-a-fashion-revolution/#13d89d881d7a
• https://fashioninsiders.co/features/inspiration/who-made-my-clothes-movement/
• https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/who-made-my-clothes
• https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/39880/1/who-made-my-clothes-fashion-revolution-mj-delaney-short-film-2018
• Ferdous, Ismail. “Photography as Activism: The Role of Visual Media in Humanitarian Crises.” Harvard International Review, vol. 36, no. 1, 2014, pp. 22–25., www.jstor.org/stable/43649242. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
• https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/fashion-revolution-week-2018-rana-plaza-collapse-who-made-my-clothes-a8317756.html
• Knošková, Ľubica, and Petra Garasová. “The Economic Impact of Consumer Purchases in Fast Fashion Stores.” Studia Commercialia Bratislavensia, vol. 12, no. 41, June 2019, pp. 58–70. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2478/stcb-2019-0006.
• Fast Fashion. [Electronic Resource] : Working Conditions in the Garment Industry. Senate, 2015. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat04202a&AN=ucb.b23601423&site=eds-live.
• Bartley, Tim, and Curtis Child. “Shaming the Corporation: The Social Production of Targets and the Anti-Sweatshop Movement.” American Sociological Review, vol. 79, no. 4, 2014, pp. 653–679. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43187558. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
• John Miller (2003) Why Economists Are Wrong About Sweatshops and the Antisweatshop Movement, Challenge,46:1, 93-122, DOI: 10.1080/05775132.2003.11034187
• https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/high-price-fashion
• https://apnews.com/32a6999825f44d3b869e62f2718a10af/'Amazing-China'-documentary-more-fiction-than-fact?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
• Ballinger, Jeff. “No Sweat? Corporate Social Responsibility and the Dilemma of Anti-Sweatshop Activism.” New Labor Forum, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 91–98. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40343002. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.

Possible articles to work on

Option 1

Article title

Textile industry in Bangladesh

Article Evaluation

The introduction of the Wikipedia article shows good relevancy to the topic and touches upon the different statistics involved within how big and important the textile industry is to Bangladesh. It also includes some of the international organization policies as well as different diplomatic relations that greatly affect the area of topic and gives good background information of the stakeholders. While important, the information on the early history of textile production in Bangladesh is perhaps too in-depth where it distracts the reader with too much non-relevant information. Additionally, the employment section statistics should be more up to date. For example, the estimation of children engaged in child labor statistics should be more recent than in 2013. The report from McKinsey in 2011 that details how Bangladesh was the 2nd largest RMG manufacturer is helpful, but there could be a more recent report that would be more beneficial. It would also be relevant to see more than criticism drawn towards specific examples of companies about their involvement in such controversies. Perhaps a section about how they are improving these worker's conditions after these scandals would give the article a more neutral stance.

Sources

https://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_child_labour.html

Option 2

Article title

Fashion activism

Article Evaluation

The introduction was clear but very uninformative. It seemed to be missing information on the true definition of Fashion Activism. In the introduction, the authors briefly explain where the word was coined from. As of right now there is only one main section, “Fashion Design Items That Influenced Socio-Political Events.” Instead I feel like the authors can include a History section where authors can go more in depth on why the word or movement started and factors that influenced it. In addition, the last sentence in the introduction about Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat seemed unnecessary and could be repositioned to the section where all the examples were posted. The three examples were clear and to the point. The authors lack more information and could use more sections. All the links tagged work. The authors also use a neutral tone and it did not sound like they were trying to convince the readers. The talk page is completely clear and has not been touched. It is also said that the article has not received a rating on quality or importance.

Sources

https://www.academia.edu/3681413/Fashion_Activism_-_Evaluation_and_application_of_fashion_activism_strategies_to_ease_transition_towards_sustainable_consumption_behaviour

Option 3

Article title

Fashion Revolution

Article Evaluation

The beginning of the article is relevant to the topic but further sections are not. They do not provide further insight into the movement or enhance learning about the topic. This includes the section that covers worksheets students have used in school on the topic. Additionally, the article is written in promotion of Fashion Revolution instead of taking a neutral stance on the issue. It could benefit from the removal of language that promotes the movement and the addition of a section that includes any drawbacks the movement may have. This could help neutralize the page’s content and change the page from promotional to encyclopedic.

Sources

https://issuu.com/fashionrevolution/docs/fr_fashiontransparencyindex2017

Article evaluation

I am evaluating the article Fashion Revolution.

The beginning sections of the article are relevant to the topic, but further down on the page there seems to be unnecessary information. While it is related to the topic, it does not provide further insight into the movement or enhance learning about the topic. This includes the section that covers worksheets students have used in school on the topic. The layout made some sections hard to distinguish the main points while reading and the page could benefit from the addition of pictures related to the topic.

The article is written in promotion of Fashion Revolution instead of taking a neutral stance on the issue. It could benefit from the removal of language that promotes the movement and the addition of a section that includes any drawbacks the movement may have. This could help neutralize the page’s content and change the page from promotional to encyclopedic.

The links to the citations work and the sources are able to support the claims being made. Facts are appropriately referenced, but not all of the information comes from reliable sources. Many links are from news sources like HuffPost, The Guardian, and Marie Claire, but some information comes directly from the Fashion Revolution website. This could create a bias in their writing, and it is not directly stated in the article.

There is some information missing because the movement continues to this day but the timeline and many of the dates listed have not been updated since 2017-2018. When my group was quickly learning about our topic last class, there seemed to be a plethora of information covering the hashtag, but that information is not reflected in the article.

This article is part of WikiProject Bangladesh and has a Stub-Class rating. Most of the relevant portion of the article is definitional and could benefit from the addition of new sources, more relevant material, and a larger overview of the movement’s pros and cons. There is not much going on on the talk page, especially recently.

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