Sixteen million people worldwide are forced into labour to make the everyday products we buy.  They live as slaves.

Sixteen million people worldwide are forced into labour to make the everyday products we buy. They live as slaves.

There are over 40 million people trapped in modern slavery globally, and some of them are trafficked right here in Aotearoa.   

With Black Friday around the corner, we’re looking at over-consumption and how to put the break on the take and take.

If you support Tearfund, you will likely be familiar with our work to reduce worker exploitation in the fashion industry. Recently, we’ve been focusing on the environmental impacts of fashion. The clothes and shoes we buy, how we care for them and how we dispose of them has never been more important.