Garment union leader honoured at Green Carpet Fashion Awards
07/03/2024
Coreva uses a natural rubber, rather than the usual synthetic versions, for stretch, meaning it has been certified as compostable.
The fabric was used create Valetta’s bespoke denim tuxedo dress, designed by Triarchy.
Zendaya, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Donatella Versace, Annie Lennox and Trudie Styler were among guests at the awards, alongside leaders and young activists.
This year’s Game Changer honoree was Donatella Versace for her activism on LGBTQ+ rights.
Other winners were former Irish president Mary Robinson; garment worker and union leader Kalpona Akter; musician and social justice activist John Legend; Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine and his wife, Barbie Kyagulanyi; and Greenland indigenous leader Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq.
Kalpona Atker, who was a sweatshop child worker at the age of 12, said: “This is giving me added responsibility to take this message forward and keep fighting for the living wage. Without a living wage, workers don’t have a job with dignity. When you are leaving this room tonight, I would say at least, take one action that is making a difference for the workers down the chain.”
Image: (L-R) Amber Valletta, Mary Robinson, Vanessa Nakate, Helen Hunt, Mary Maker and Livia Firth attend the 2024 Green Carpet Fashion Awards in Hollywood
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