Information for the press
Clean Clothes Campaign is available to answer media inquiries regarding labour rights issues and corporate behaviour in the global garment and sportswear industries.
Contact information
Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
press@cleanclothes.org
+31-20-4122785
Please also consider contacting the national coalition in the country where are based, or where the topic you are writing about or brand you are investigating is located.
Find more information and contact details on our global network here.
What we can and cannot help with:
Our specific focus is labour conditions in the ready made garment industry.
We have no in-house expertise available on other related topics, such as the environmental impact of the apparel industry or labour rights in cotton farming.
We can provide photographic material on many of the topics that we work on. Please be aware that we have less audio-visual material available. Most of the material that we have is used in our campaign videos.
Subscribe to our press list
To receive press releases from the Clean Clothes Campaign international office please e-mail your name, organisation and contact details to press@cleanclothes.org with the words “Add to Press List” in the subject line.
All our press releases are also posted on this website and are shared over twitter.
To join the press lists of national Clean Clothes Campaign coalitions please find more information and contact details here.
Are you a journalist interested in interviewing a garment worker?
We believe that stories about the garment industry should not only be written from the perspective of the activist or consumer, but should also include the voices of people on the ground. However we cannot give you access to factories, and unless we have a specific campaign with worker involvement we can not set up interviews on demand. Alternatively we would be happy to help you reach out to organisations in garment-producing countries where our network is present.
Looking for advice on specific brands and where to shop?
If you are looking for information on particular brands or advice on where to shop, please be aware that we are not able to comment on individual companies. The general lack of transparency in the sector, the complexity of supply chains and the large number of factories and suppliers makes this an enormous undertaking. Please visit FashionChecker.org to research brands.
We encourage consumers to hold the clothing companies that they purchase from accountable however we do not advocate boycotting. We have found that contacting companies on social media regarding their ethics is especially effective. It is very visible and encourages others to join in on the conversation.
For further information regarding high-street brands and why we do no advocate boycotting, visit the FAQ section of our website.
Are you a student researching the garment industry?
If your email is a request for research support for an academic paper or project please be aware that we are unable to respond due to the high number of requests. We make all information that might be helpful to you, including our industry reports and other resources, publicly available for download on our website.
Do you need background or additional information?
For background information about the garment industry and Clean Clothes Campaign you can visit our Fashion's Problems pages, FAQ and country profiles. There is also a lot of information in our most recent campaigns and be sure to check out our latest publications.
Latest press releases
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April 24, 2025
Clean Clothes Campaign’s solidarity statement on the twelfth Rana Plaza anniversary
Twelve years ago today the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing at least 1,138 people in a preventable disaster. Today, the global Clean Clothes Campaign network reaffirms its solidarity with all those affected by this horrific tragedy and states its commitment to continue fight the root causes of the collapse, including unsafe factories, poverty wages, corporate negligence, and union busting.
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April 18, 2025
NGOs challenge European Commission’s undemocratic ‘Omnibus’ process
A coalition of seven NGOs today lodged a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman, condemning the undemocratic, untransparent and rushed way in which the European Commission has developed the Omnibus proposal.
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April 17, 2025
Twelve years after Rana Plaza collapse, it is high time for legal protection for workers
Thursday, 24th April, marks twelve years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh. At least 1138 people died, the large majority of them garment workers in one of the five factories that the building housed. Although fashion brands professed in 2013 that this disaster would be a catalyst for change in their supply chains, actual progress has been limited to issues regulated by binding agreements. Clean Clothes Campaign calls upon brands to stop making and breaking meaningless promises and commit to binding obligations.
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April 7, 2025
Garment workers cannot be made to pay the price for Trump’s tariff war
On 2 April, the Trump administration announced hefty trade tariffs to be imposed on countries around the world. The high percentages imposed on US imports from garment producing countries such as Cambodia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Lesotho, and Vietnam mean that garment production will be heavily affected by these measures. The Clean Clothes Campaign network calls upon US and global garment companies to ensure that the costs for these new policies are not offloaded on those that can least afford it, the workers, and instead to absorb costs themselves rather than pushing them down the supply chain.
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