garment factories
Where apparel's made
Garment factories are manufacturing facilities where clothing is produced, typically in large quantities.
The term often carries connotations of labor concerns—low wages, poor conditions, and worker exploitation—particularly in developing countries where much of the world's clothing is now made: The brand faced criticism over conditions in its overseas garment factories.
- sewing machinesDevices that join fabric
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- sweatshopsExploitative manufacturing facilities
- fire exitDesignated escape route
- threadFiber for stitching
Bangladesh · tailors · stitching · cut and sew · fabric · cutting · seamstresses · trade unions · child labor · quality control · sewing · exploitation · buttons · sergers · trims · sustainability initiatives · machine operators · textile mills
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- American manufacturingassembly plants, steel mills, textile mills, industrial output, chemical plants
- old industriesblacksmithing, ironworks, sawmills, gristmills, tanneries
- child laborchild labor, child workers, child labor laws, bonded labor, debt bondage
- South Asian economiesGDP, GDP growth, fiscal deficit, budget deficit, economic reforms
- sweatshopssweatshop labor, low wages, long hours, unsafe conditions, child labor
manufacturing vs. retail/consumption
garment factoriesdepartment stores
Large retailers with varied sections