The Clean Clothes Campaign presents the short film “A Living Wage”, which shows how one of our fundamental human rights—the right to a living wage—is violated every day in the fashion industry.
What is a living wage? Why is it important to emphasize the difference between a living wage and a minimum wage? Did you know that in the countries of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, the minimum wage on average reaches only a quarter of the estimated living wage? What does this fact tell us, if not that workers are not paid enough to provide a decent life for their families?