UNICEF has been working in India for last 70 years to ensure that every child in India has access to clean water, basic toilets and practices good hygiene. Apart from a few duff items – don't buy the synthetic blazers and office wear unless you are auditioning for The Apprentice or have a court appearance in which you actively want to be found guilty – Uniqlo gets them right. email shortly, follow by your welcome.

"Uniqlo is huge for men," says Mary Portas. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, Email already exists. Uniqlo designs don't date and you can make the clothes look your own with more individual accessories. Child labour and other forms of exploitation are preventable through integrated approaches that strengthen child protection systems as well as simultaneously addressing poverty and inequity, improve access to and quality of education and mobilize public support for respecting children’s rights. Child labour and exploitation are the result of many factors, including poverty, social norms condoning them, lack of decent work opportunities for adults and adolescents, migration and … Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and. The reply, from Style Director Paula Reed, was: "If something fits brilliantly ... why not. That'll be in addition to this season's £24.99 skinny jeans, a mannish stripy shirt and of course, the T-shirt dress that I picked up from a quirky little Tokyo boutique I know called Uniqlo.

But it's a frequent stop amongst the hipster set as well. (Uniqlo, for its part, says it complies with international labour, environmental and human rights laws, "including our partner factories). 'active' : ''"> OK, the finish isn't exactly Lanvin, but the skinny cords I bought two years ago still have the velvety plushness that they boasted when they were folded on a low shelf in the shop. UNIQLO is the largest of six main brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, J Brand, Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, and Princesse tam.tam. He adds that: "In Europe people have a misapprehension about production in China ... we believe we can make the best products in the world there." There has been speculation that the brand in question could be Gap, which would be an enormous prize for the group; Yanai has described it as, "within the scope" of the names he might be after. "Her look is classic and simple, but also cutting edge in the way that she cuts and presents her clothes.". My own brother, an illustrator, recently declared that he was only going to shop at Uniqlo, having returned from the shop with four striped T-shirts in different colours. The nurses in the hospital said, I should have come earlier. Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. I like the bright colours and the fact that there are no naff slogans or logos. Not only do the shops give the products a more luxurious patina – uniformly fitted out as they are with bright lights, cleanly designed and gently utilitarian fittings and futuristic presentation whereby T-shirts can come in clear plastic tubes – but the clothes are well made for their price. Listening to children is vital to achieving success in the fight against child labour.

Last year, a BBC Panorama investigation found that the chain had unwittingly used sub-contracted child labour. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. As a thank you, you’ll get a Last year, a BBC Panorama investigation found that the chain had unwittingly used sub-contracted child labour.

Poor working conditions in UNIQLO-related factories in China were revealed by the Hong Kong-based NGO Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM). Thanks to Uniqlo and other polychromatic emporiums such as American Apparel, male shoppers are embracing zingy and, perhaps significantly, optimistic hues such as tangerine and peppermint. Unlike most designer collaborations, such as Matthew Williamson for H&M, this is no one-off range but an ongoing consultancy that will see Sander involved across all aspects of the design and manufacture of Uniqlo's products. 'active' : ''"> Newest first, -1) ? The purple jeans sound fab." As the world economy contracts, expansion is at the forefront of Tadashi Yanai's mind.

The continuing persistence of child labour and exploitation poses a threat to national economies and has severe negative short and long-term consequences for children such as denial of education and undermining physical and mental health.

GQ's Robert Johnston, an ardent fan, sums up the label's appeal when he says: "It's so credit crunch. Robert Johnston agrees that the brand's colour range has helped seduce men away from more muted tones. I used to buy £200 jeans and then I discovered Uniqlo denim. Are you sure you want to submit this vote? Community +81 3 6865 0960. A recent letter to Grazia came from a 47-year-old woman asking if she was too old to wear Uniqlo's purple stonewashed jeans. We aren't aiming to copy stuff from the catwalks. "The Jil Sander collaboration is an act of genius," says Calgary Avansino, executive fashion editor of Vogue magazine. Poor working conditions in UNIQLO-related factories in China were revealed by the Hong Kong-based NGO, Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM). Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Teachers and others in the education system can be frontline supporters to protect children and can alert other stakeholders such as social workers to situations where children display signs of distress or indicate they work long hours. Excessive overtime, low pay, dangerous working conditions, punitive and oppressive management style. The cut of the trousers really suits me, and the designs are very versatile and easy to mix and match. Such is the appeal of Uniqlo. continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Some 2,000 people toiled to meet orders from the Japanese fashion brand for as little as US$120 a month. They might go bald in five years' time, but they certainly aren't disposable. I think people now want products that last that little bit longer, and are maybe getting tired of such a rapid turnaround.". Uniqlo's appeal for design-conscious consumers is largely down to pared-down cuts and almost total absence of the naffness usually associated with casualwear – the combat trousers 12 years too late, the faux Ivy League sweatshirts. Uniqlo's lack of baggage or affiliation to a specific demographic is an advantage when it comes to broad appeal, and to attracting interesting collaborators because it doesn't have to work against any negative connotations. Selfridges introduced a Uniqlo menswear concession in February this year, the highlight of which was the new Japanese Denim range, made in Japan on antique looms using fabric from historic denim makers Kaihara.