Most people are aware that there are apparel workers around the world who work in sweatshop conditions for less than a living wage. What they may not know is the fashion industry is the second most-polluting industry on earth, after the petrochemical industry.
In an effort to combat both of these global challenges, Ryonet is heading up a project with the help of 10 founding partners who are textile screen printers to create a new apparel line called Allmade.
The initial styles in the new line will include a unisex T-shirt, a ladies’ crew-neck T-shirt and a ladies’ scoop V neck. Each silhouette will be offered in U.S.-grown cotton and a triblend consisting of 50% Repreve polyester from recycled bottles; 25% organic, U.S.-grown cotton and 25% Modal.
The cotton and polyester fibers used in Allmade shirts are sourced, spun into yarn and woven into fabric in America, creating U.S. jobs and reducing shipping pollution.
Working in cooperation with the GO Exchange (GOEX)—which is a subsidiary of The Global Orphan Project, (GO Project) a Kansas City-based, global community committed to caring for children and families in crisis from Kansas City to Kampala), all shirts will be cut and sewn in Haiti.
Too often Haitian families are forced to put their children in orphanages for the sole reason that they cannot provide basic living needs. This project will pay workers $16 a day, as opposed to the usual $3 a day, which will enable them to support family members. The factory is operated by U.S. standards and offers training and development opportunities for workers to enable them to further increase their value and earn more money.
To help get this project off the ground, Ryonet has organized a crowd-funding campaign through Indiegogo. The campaign’s launch date is March 6. The goal is to raise the capital needed to fund the initial sourcing of the fabric and getting it cut and sewn in Haiti.
To contribute, go to:
https://igg.me/at/allmade For more information, go to
www.allmade.com
