Stitched Up
Poverty wages for garment workers in eastern Europe and Turkey
Report Public Eye (formerly BD), 2014
The report highlights that the post-socialist countries function as the cheap labour sewing backyard for Western european fashion brands and retailers. Turkey as one of world’s textile giants has their own cheap backyard in the eastern Anatolian region. Additionally, turkish garment firms subcontract to the whole region including North Africa and South Caucasus.