Take Action to Repair Fashion

Create Good Jobs With Dignity

#PassFABRICAct

We all wear clothes. Where and how they’re made matters.

The FABRIC Act introduces groundbreaking new workplace protections and manufacturing incentives to cement the US as the global leader in responsible apparel production.

We’re reweaving the fabric of the US garment industry.

Garment workers are a cornerstone of the American economy and, for far too long, have faced unsafe working conditions, wage theft, and piecework pay, which often prioritizes fast fashion over the safety of workers. Likewise, the US’s vital apparel manufacturing sectors has faced decades of offshoring pressure and a lack of investments.

The Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC Act), introduced in the Senate by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and in the House of Representatives by Carolyn Maloney (NY), would protect nearly 100,000 American garment workers and revitalize the garment industry in the United States by improving working conditions, reforming the piece-rate pay scale and investing in domestic apparel production.

 
Majestic factory. Credit: Workers United

With your help, we can support dignified jobs for nearly 100,000 US garment workers and revitalize the nation’s $9 billion apparel industry. 

The Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change Act (FABRIC Act):

  1. Enforces minimum wage standards, ending wage theft

  2. Combats factory violations with workplace protections

  3. Increases transparency of brand practices

  4. Revitalizes domestic manufacturing with a multi-million dollar grant program

 

“This legislation would thread the needle of protecting workers’ rights, putting an end to abusive pay rates, and ensuring equitable compensation for garment workers, while also making historic investments in domestic garment manufacturing so we can not only make American, but buy American.”

— Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

Take action to support The FABRIC Act:

1) BECOME AN OFFICIAL ENDORSER

If you are a fashion-related business or civil society, media, educational, or labor organization dedicated to sustainability, human and labor rights and you would like to Endorse the FABRIC Act, fill out this quick form. We are accepting endorsements from anywhere in the world. We’re thrilled to have your support!

 

4) SHOW SUPPORT ON SOCIAL

Show your support on social media!

Suggested Post 1: I stand with America’s 100,000 garment workers! The #FABRICAct creates good jobs with dignity and revitalizes domestic apparel production. Congress, let’s #PassFABRICAct!

Suggested Post 2: The #FABRICAct will ensure American garment workers are fairly paid while revitalizing the entire American garment manufacturing industry. [I'm/”Organization Name” is] proud to endorse it! #PassFABRICAct

Additional social media posts and stories can be found here.

5) SIGN THE PETITION

Sign and share the official FABRIC Act petition here.

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Questions? Please contact us at info@thefabricact.org