The trailer for the film “White Gold: the true cost of cotton” has been added to the ‘Videos’ section of Social Alterations, so check it out, and make sure to book your free ticket to the screening of the film, here.
Title: Film Screening of White Gold: the true cost of cotton by the Environmental Justice Foundation
Location: London
Link out: Click here
Description: “Uzbekistan is the third biggest exporter of cotton in the world. Its booming cotton industry generates over US$1billion annually, but the industry, which largely supplies the European market, is underpinned by a system of state-sponsored forced labour, particularly of children.”
PANEL
Lucy Siegle, journalist, author and presenter (chair)
Joanna Ewart-James, Anti-Slavery International
Juliette Williams, The Environmental Justice Foundation
Steve Grinter, International Textile, Garment & Leather Workers’ Federation
Source: EJF
Date: 2009-06-09
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