Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-12) and US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said that for too long, garment workers have faced unsafe working conditions, wage theft, and piecework pay, which often prioritises fast fashion over the safety of workers.
The FABRIC Act proposes to address these issues by:
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- Restructuring pay rates for garment workers and providing minimum wage as a floor with productivity incentives on top.
- The bill introduces rules that hold major fashion brands and retailers legally and financially responsible for labour and wage violations committed by their manufacturing partners and sewing contractors.
- It introduces recordkeeping and transparency measures, including requiring garment manufacturers and contractors operating in the US to register with the Department of Labor.
- Incentivising reshoring: The bill proposes a $100m National Domestic Garment Manufacturing Support Program. It includes a 30% tax credit for clothing companies that move their manufacturing operations back to the United States from over...