Oxfam calls on Australian surfwear brand to publish factories used in its supply chain and urges Quicksilver and Billabong to follow suitAustralian surfwear brands bear been urged to publish a list of every factory they consume after an investigation revealed some garments being made for the Rip Curl brand had been manufactured in North Korea.
Rip Curl was forced to issue a public apology on Sunday, after a report by Fairfax Media showed images of the brand’s ski jackets taken by an Australian businessman on a tour of Taedonggang clothing factory near Pyongyang last year. The clothing was labelled “made in China.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com