State of Play: Garment Worker Protections in the United States

In Los Angeles, over 45,000 skilled garment workers, predominantly immigrant women, work for an average of $5 an hour due to the piece-rate wage system, which sees as little as 2 cents paid per garment made. The Garment Worker Protection Act (#SB62) aims to eliminate the garment industry's piece-rate system, ensuring proper wages and multi-lateral accountability. Join us in exploring the state of the garment industry and workers' rights in the USA, particularly through the lens of the pandemic's effect on increased awareness of these issues and the Biden Administration’s response with interest in local manufacturing and the potential for appointing a fashion czar.

Featuring Sen. María Elena Durazo, representing California's Senate District 24; Dr. Elizabeth Segran, senior staff writer at Fast Company; Ayesha Barenblat, founder and CEO of Remake; Marissa Nuncio, director of Garment Worker Center; Santos Say Velasquez, Los Angeles-based garment worker; and Sarah Ditty, global policy director at Fashion Revolution.

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