Human rights impacts of toxic plastics
The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics stresses that “the stages of the plastics cycle disproportionately affect people living in poverty”.
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More than 70% of the workforce in the fashion industry are female. They suffer from low wages, occupational diseases, and violence. The importance of human rights and women`s rights in the fashion industry cannot be highlighted enough.
The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics stresses that “the stages of the plastics cycle disproportionately affect people living in poverty”.
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