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A participatory process is a sequence of participatory activities (e.g. first filling out a survey, then making proposals, discussing them in face-to-face or virtual meetings, and finally prioritizing them) with the aim of defining and making a decision on a specific topic.
Examples of participatory processes are: a process of electing committee members (where candidatures are first presented, then debated and finally a candidacy is chosen), participatory budgets (where proposals are made, valued economically and voted on with the money available), a strategic planning process, the collaborative drafting of a regulation or norm, the design of an urban space or the production of a public policy plan.
8 - A just transition for everyone
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About this process
The struggle for a worker-led just transition in fashion is an intersectional one.
The struggle for a worker-led just transition in fashion is an intersectional one. Discrimination and exploitation are shaped by multiple forms of oppression including gender, sexuality, caste, race, place of origin, maternity and pregnancy, religion or belief, disability - and more. Home-based, migrant, hostel and informal workers also experience different challenges and forms of exploitation from other workers.
These factors combine to produce different forms of exploitation and discrimination for workers and activists. People may face language barriers, reduced access to education, support networks and social protection. Marginalised groups may also be on the receiving end of harassment and experience legal discrimination and lower wages. These factors directly affect people’s ability to act, to speak out for fear of retribution or to be resilient to environmental change.
Fashion brands may paint a rosy picture of their diversity and inclusion policies, but they cash in on exploitative dynamics and the marginalisation of different identities and culture.
There is a need to gather more data about how these intersecting factors increase the ill effects from climate and ecological change, which will be worse if the transition is driven by corporate power.
How can the fashion industry transition to a green and just future without further disadvantaging people who already struggle to afford basic necessities?
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Decolonial perspective
Comment from a member of the Degrowth collective, Czech republic: There could be a decolonial perspective here, which I feel is somewhat lacking. By decolonization, I mean breaking down the generally subordinate/peripheral position of the global South, which is systematically undervalued in all indi…
What barriers prevent all workers from being able to access the benefits from a just transition, and what should be done about it?
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