The Garment Worker Protection Act (SB62) in California would ensure minimum wage for garment workers, and it would do so primarily by holding brands accountable to their garment makers. In fact, SB62 is powerful precisely because it mandates joint liability for brands, as the prices that brands pay to factories are the root cause of wage theft. This has been established by multiple California Department of Labor investigations, which have found that brands like Forever 21 consistently pay as much as 50% below what it would require for suppliers to meet the minimum wage.
But take it from the people who work in these factories: “What I want is for all the workers, above all, to earn what is fair. What is real. The brands hold a lot of responsibility,” says Fernando, a garment worker in Los Angeles with 27 years of experience.
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The Garment Worker Protection Act would ensure minimum wage for garment workers across California, and it would do so by holding brands accountable. Help us rally support for the bill by sharing this tweet and tagging Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
The new generation of ethical and sustainable businesses is embracing greater accountability for garment workers. They are up to the task of rooting out wage theft and taking responsibility. In fact, more than 140 businesses and organizations support true accountability in fashion. The following brands support paying a minimum wage to garment workers in California. They also understand that brand liability is key in making sure this happens.
Fashion Brand & Fashion Organization Endorsers |
Non-Fashion Organization Endorsers |
| 3_3_4_7 | Sustainable Fashion Alliance |
| A La Mode |
Coalition of Califoornia Welfare Rights Organizations
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| Agaati | CRLA Foundation |
| Akala | California Immigrant Policy Center |
| Ali Golden | StrengthUnited |
| Alias Not Known | KIWA |
| All for Ramon | Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking |
| Alpen Glow LLC |
Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF)
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| Amber Valleta Role Model Inc. | Maternal and Child Health Access |
| Amendi | Center for Workers’ Rights |
| Another Tomorrow | California Employment Lawyers Association |
| Anthony Thomas Galante LLC | American Civil Liberties Union — CA |
| Applause Lingerie | Equal Rights Advocates |
| Arizona Sustainable Apparel Association | La Raza Centro Legal |
| Astor + Orion | Los Angeles Worker Center Network |
| Audey Thunders Clothing | Voices for Progress |
| Back Beat Co | Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition |
| Bel Kazan | CA Domestic Workers Coalition |
| Bliss Joy Bull | California League of Conservation Voters |
| Blue Tin Production | SoCalCOSH |
| Bold Swim | Worksafe |
| Bomme Studio | Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) |
| Boomkhi | Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network |
| Boyish Jeans | Model Alliance |
| Bullock-Ozkan Designs | Public Law Center |
| byHumanKind | Legal Aid at Work |
| CantiqLA | LAANE |
| Careaux | Public Counsel |
| Carleen | Asian Americans Advancing Justice – CA |
| CD Studio | Arizona Sustainable Apparel Association |
| Christy Dawn | Para Los Ninos |
| Conscious Chatter | Women’s Foundation California |
| Conscious Life & Style | Employee Rights Center |
| Cotopaxi | Faithfully Sustainable |
| Custom Collaborative | Worksafe |
| Danithreads | California Low-Income Consumer Coalition |
| Dare to Know LLC | Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice |
| Darling Boutique LLC | USAS |
| Diana Diaz | United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) |
| DnA Sustainable Threads | Remake |
| DOEN | Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking |
| Eco Stylist | Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility |
| Ecotextile Print | Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange |
| Eileen Fisher | Micronesia climate change alliance |
| Enji | Sunrise Movement Los Angeles |
| Equihua |
RAC-CA/California Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
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| Ethix Merch | California League of Conservation Voters |
| Faithfully Sustainable | CLEAN Carwash Worker Center |
| Fashion of Tomorrow | Voices for Progress |
| Fashion Revolution USA |
Jewish Coalition Assisting Refugees and Immigrants – Los Angeles
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| Fibershed | National Women’s Political Caucus of California |
| (fl)laws of Youth |
California Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-CA)
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| First Rite | Los Brown Berets West Cost |
| For Days | Rideshare Drivers United |
| Four Industries | |
| Front Office Garment Development | |
| GDS Cloth Goods | |
| GOEX Apparel | |
| Good Krama | |
| GRACreates | |
| greenheart market | |
| Groundcover | |
| HADLEY | |
| Holly Greenhagen LLC x FairShirt Project | |
| Ijji | |
| INDIGENOUS | |
| Irish Latina | |
| Jennifer Koeckhoven | |
| kaight | |
| Kamen Road | |
| Keemti | |
| Kelsey Randall LLC | |
| KIKI | |
| KINdom | |
| Known Supply | |
| Kosa Arts | |
| LA Relaxed | |
| LACAUSA | |
| Lago Morpho Shop | |
| Left Edit | |
| LNDR | |
| Longship Luxury Goods | |
| M3 | |
| Malamadeit | |
| Mara Hoffman | |
| Maven Women | |
| Misha Gill | |
| Modern Brands | |
| MODISTE | |
| Momtivist | |
| Moonwater Farm | |
| MORE | |
| Most Prominent Co | |
| Motion Picture Costumers | |
| MYM Organics | |
| NANA Atelier | |
| Nancy Stella Soto | |
| Nightswim | |
| ocean+main | |
| Official | |
| Olivia Latinovich | |
| One432 | |
| Ongoing | |
| Open Studios | |
| Pansy | |
| Par En Par | |
| PazLifestyle | |
| PopLinen | |
| PreLoved Podcast | |
| Production Mode | |
| Qeep Up | |
| Re:Source(d) | |
| Reformation | |
| Remake | |
| Reprise | |
| Revari | |
| Roboro 6 | |
| Rove Boutique | |
| Rowan | |
| Ruthie | |
| SAITEX | |
| Sami Miro Vintage | |
| Seeker | |
| Selva/Negra | |
| Senza Tempo | |
| Shaina Mote | |
| Shibori Design House | |
| Shop Latinx | |
| Shuki | |
| Skid Row People’s Market | |
| SmartGlamour | |
| Soluna Collective | |
| Sonderlier | |
| Sophia Marie | |
| Stella Abril | |
| Suay Sew Shop | |
| Sustainability Of | |
| Sustainable Fashion Alliance | |
| Swap Society | |
| Tact + Stone | |
| Taylor + Thomas | |
| The Fashion Connection | |
| The Source Apparel | |
| The World’s Corner | |
| Toit Volant | |
| Tomorrow In a Year | |
| Tonle | |
| Triarchy | |
| Unspun | |
| UpCycle It Now | |
| Valhalla Resale | |
| Vector Apparel Projects, LLC | |
| Vetta | |
| VIHANGA | |
| Vustra | |
| We Are Hah | |
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This page was last updated on August 19th, 2021.
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