Who Made Your Clothes?

Only 2% of garment workers earn a living wage.

Let that sink in.

The fashion industry; glossy, glamorous, and globally influential; is built on a system that too often hides exploitation behind aesthetics. The reality? Millions of garment workers around the world are underpaid, overworked, and voiceless; while major fashion brands rake in billions.

At Fractured, we refuse to be complicit. Fashion should never come at the cost of human dignity.

The Unseen Faces of Fashion

From Dhaka to Delhi, from Ho Chi Minh to Ethiopia, garment workers stitch together the world’s wardrobe under harsh, invisible conditions.

Yet they remain some of the most vulnerable and undervalued people in the global economy.

• Only 2% of global garment workers earn a living wage.
• Many are paid below minimum wage, without contracts or healthcare.
• Women, who make up the majority of the workforce, often face discrimination, unsafe conditions, and harassment.
• 12 to 14-hour shifts, 6 to 7 days a week, are normalised in many factories.

Meanwhile, fashion executives boast record-breaking profits and high fashion moments; rarely acknowledging the human cost woven into their supply chains.

This is not just unfair; it’s unethical. And it’s unacceptable.

Why This Matters to You

If you wear clothes, this is your issue too. Every purchase is a vote; for the kind of world you want to live in.

When you buy from a brand that doesn’t pay fair wages, you support a system that profits from exploitation. When you choose brands that are transparent and ethical, you help reshape the future of fashion.

The solution isn’t guilt. The solution is conscious action; and collective accountability.

What Fractured Stands For

At Fractured, we’re not just creating another fashion marketplace. We’re building a conscious collective; a space where ethics and aesthetics coexist.

Here’s how we’re making sure fashion respects people, not just profits:

1. Ethical Vetting of All Brands: We only work with brands that prove they pay fair wages, ensure safe working conditions, and maintain transparent labor practices. If they can’t verify it, they don’t make it on our platform.

2. Support for Small, Responsible Brands: We are bringing together independent, artisan, and fair-wage labels that go beyond compliance and prioritise people.

3. Reinvesting in Ethical Growth: We’re using our platform to amplify better business practices, not just profits. Fractured is a home for brands that do things differently, and better.

Let’s Do Better, Together

The fashion industry is broken; fractured by greed, opacity, and injustice. But together, we can rebuild it. Fair wages, safe working environments, and human dignity aren’t lofty ideals. They are non-negotiables.

Fractured exists because we believe fashion can be a force for good. That means not just changing what we wear, but how it’s made; and who it empowers.

So next time you shop, ask not just what it costs you, but what it cost someone else.

We refuse to stand by;

We choose justice;

We choose people;

We choose Fractured.

Sources:

1. Clean Clothes Campaign – Only 2% of workers earn a living wage

2. The True Cost Documentary

3. ILO – Working Conditions in the Garment Industry

4. Fashion Revolution Transparency Index

5. Remake – PayUp Fashion Campaign

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