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Manomama goes viral with ‘FCKAFD’ jeans

Augsburg (Germany) - Magnus Trinkwalder from the German textile company Manomama initially just wanted to make a statement on LinkedIn. He aimed to stand against right-wing extremism and for social responsibility and corporate accountability. Therefore he digitally added the lettering ‘FCKAFD’ to a pair of jeans from the company's own...

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Protesters ransack H&M stores in South Africa over racist hoodie

London - H&M was forced to temporarily closed all of its stores in South Africa on Saturday after several protests turned violent. Protesters from Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ransacked and destroyed six H&M stores in reaction to a racist advertisement from the fashion retailer which featured a black boy wearing a hoodie bearing the slogan...

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The truth of what American Apparel workers really think about their new CEO...

London - Arguably becoming the industry's most well-followed (and documented) soap opera, the relationship between American Apparel's CEO Paula Schneider and its workers has come to a head - her head on a piñata, which was smashed apart during a demonstration in front of the company's LA head office last week. As American Apparel struggles to...