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Fairtrade campaigners raised fresh concerns over the conditions in a factory making feminist T-shirts yesterday, after the Fawcett society insisted their merchandise was produced ethically.
The Fawcett Society issued a statement on Tuesday evening rebuffing allegations that their This Is What A Feminist Looks Like T-shirts were made by women working in ethically inappropriate and unacceptable conditions.
The group's deputy CEO Dr Eva Neitzert confirmed there was "expansive and current evidence" to prove that the factory where their fundraising merchandise was made "conforms to ethical standards.
Professor MARY DAVIS argues that feminism has been hollowed out by liberal co-option – and only a revival of socialist, class-based politics can restore International Working Women’s Day’s original, radical purpose
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
KAY GREEN explains how the Middle East and colonialism were explored at at last weekend’s FiLiA conference
Making sure this Labour government delivers on decent jobs, strong workplace rights and well-funded public services will defeat the easy answers to real frustrations peddled by the far right, writes JOANNE THOMAS