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Over the years H&M has come to be known for making high-end brands a little more accessible through its many collaborations with designers and brands such as Moschino, Kenzo, Balmain, Karl Lagerfeld, Comme des Garçons and Alexander Wang. Although the retailer has worked with these and many others fashion houses, it was yet to do […]
Oxfam report reveals 100% of workers surveyed at Bangladeshi factories which make clothes for H&M and Cotton On are unable to make ends meet.
Fashion giants vowed to investigate reports that garment workers who supply stores routinely face sexual harassment, verbal and physical abuse
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The H&M child model, who is black and in an offensive hoodie, is just one example of racism and harassment.
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Swedish fashion retailer H&M has just launched in SA, but has already managed to alienate the country’s 80% black population in just 140 characters.