American Apparel makes sweatshop free clothing IN America

AmericanApparel.net, out of downtown Los Angeles produces sweatshop free clothing. They have one factory where they do their production, marketing, and sales in house in America. They employ 4000 people and guess what, they pay them a living wage with benefits. As a result they don’t hardly have any turnover.

For example the average American Apparel worker earns $13 hour and offer year-round employment and job security. They provide affordable healthcare for workers and their families, company subsidized lunches, bus passes, free ESL classes, on-site masseurs, free parking, proper lighting and ventilation and safe up-to-date equipment.

Because of their “Made in the USA label” and their treatment of their workers and eco friendly policies they have been featured on the NBC Today show and PBS and major newspapers.

As far as the clothing material goes, they do stock organic cotton apparel for some of their clothing line, but their mission statement says that they will strive to have as much organic cotton as they can. They also have a program in which they recycle over a million pounds of fabric scraps each year. Look out for the sustainable edition label.

Here are just some of the examples of their huge collection. They have won awards for their marketing. Enjoy looking at their models. They also have video shoots of their models on some selected items. They even have a Amerian Apparel factory tour at their website on video

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For you men there is more:

Some more fun facts from the American Apparelwebsite include:

• American Apparel is now the largest garment factory in the United States, employing 4,000 people worldwide.
• American Apparel is the only apparel company of its size that does not use sub-contractors or offshore labor. We make no sewn products outside of our downtown LA facility.
• While creating innovative clothing, American Apparel is striving to pioneer a movement in human rights and environmental responsibility through groundbreaking methods and policies.
• After working at AA for six months, an experienced sewer can earn between $13-$15 per hour or more. Many garment workers that sew for other companies overseas make as little as 9 cents per hour. In fact, many garment factories in the US pay sub-standard wages and have sub-standard working conditions.
• At the first ever Los Angeles Fashion Awards in 2005, American Apparel won the honor for “Marketing Excellence”.

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