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DVD title: Twenty Pieces: Outworkers Tell the Real Fashion Story

Australia, 1998 26 minutes

Description: In-depth account of home working industry in Australia. The current system allows workers to be exploited and abused. Regulation is advised by unions and campaigners. In 1996, the ILO home workers agreement was signed. This video challenges the stereotype of home workers driving down wages in the textile and clothing industry. (When the real culprits are the employers who depress wages due to paying inadequate wages). Subtle explanation of relation between immigration and home working. Graphics, visually stunning, humane, informative, lots of workers' testimonies. Imaginative (some juxtaposing of black and white drawings - patterns, workers - and real colour images)

  • Language of original/subtitles: English with voices of Chinese/ Mandarin, Thai, Greek;
  • English subtitles
  • Originating source: Fair Wear Campaign
  • Age and target groups: from 16
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