Fair Trade Company Improving Lives of 4,500 Women in Thailand
Measly wages and non-existent benefits have become the norm for many workers employed overseas. However, one fair trade company in Thailand is determined to raise those standards and give their employees a better, brighter way of life.
Pure & Co. is a company that specializes in hand-sewn knitwear and other hand-made garments through their Pure Handknit and Neon Buddha clothing lines.
The company operates globally, employing 5,000 people — mostly women — across Canada, the U.S. and Thailand who produce knitwear that’s sold in 2,000 independent boutiques around America and in Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Anthropologie.
Of their female-fronted work force, 4,500 women work in northern Thailand, but the setup there isn’t your typical overcrowded, underpaid overseas factory.
