I have breathing difficulties myself, so the thought of people having to work in these conditions makes me feel desperately sad for them. Margery

It was difficult to chose between the stories. I also felt for the elderly who aren’t recognised and get paid a lesser amount. This is unfair and unjust but ALL workers need their health and safety respected and catered for. I urge any company who uses homeworkers to protect their health, their rights and their pay to ensure it is fair and ethical. Viv

I want to know that anything I wear has been produced safely and is not harming the producers' health. Alison

This is so unfair. Please don't think that your customers don't care. We do. You have the power to do something about this- Please be a force for good in the world! Felicity

I have spent my working life promoting health. I chose this photo because I believe strongly that everyone has a right to a safe working environment wherever they work, and the same pay and conditions as those who work in factories. Please give the millions of workers like Kalaivani who are essential to your business, the basic work rights they deserve. Catrin

No one should be subject to working in these conditions. having to pay for their own safety equipment is wrong. Having to choose between breathing in dust or having sufficient lighting is wrong. Make sure the employees in your supply chain are treated properly. Richard

As I sit in my workspace, I am struck by the sharp disparity captured in this image, and it saddens me. It is disheartening that we, as consumers, cannot guarantee a secure and hygienic working environment for these incredible individuals who work to create our affordable clothing. It is high time for you, the fashion brands, to prioritise your workers, ensuring they work in a safe space while having access to essentials such as a fair wage, sick pay, maternity leave, and pensions. The ethical treatment of those who bring us our products should be as fashionable as the clothes themselves. Alice

I chose this photo to show that it just proves how homeworkers are suffering daily. This lady; Kalaivani, works hard, in awful conditions amongst dust and grime. She may be a homeworker and you may think conditions could be easier for her. Please consider her story, like the many many other homeworkers struggling to survive, just to make cheap and easy clothing. Help these people thrive, not survive. Charlotte

I am given to understand Homeworkers, whether acknowledged or not, could be a key part of your supply chains.

Further, that either you have no policies in place to ensure their well-being whilst creating the products, or their components, which you sell & profit from, or these policies are not effectively implemented. Such policy must be communicated to your suppliers, their actions independently monitored & compliance failures penalised in a manner that results in improvements in working conditions/pay as applicable.

Please consider ensuring all workers within your supply chains, including the less visible homeworkers, are treated with equal respect & compassion, in pursuit of a healthier world & society, of benefit to one & all.

We choose our actions; reality chooses the consequences. Blessed be. Michael

I believe all workers should have safe and healthy conditions and be paid a fair wage. Will you do all you can to make these things come true for all those who make the clothing you sell? John

These workers will almost inevitably develop lung related chronic illness and eye infections. I call on the companies listed here to check that their workers are not subjected to these conditions. Jan

Could you please ensure that you only buy from suppliers who give their workers reasonable conditions to work in. Peter

Everybody should have proper working conditions. These conditions cannot be hidden anymore. It saddens me that people have to work like this just to survive. As a brand you need to be aware and responsible for every worker who makes your products. Insist on fair working conditions and pay. Megan

Brands should check out the conditions workers are actually working in, and then put pressure on the relevant employers to improve conditions and raise wages. Alison

It is appalling that in 2023 Home workers still have no rights or regulation of their work and conditions and that firms making millions do not check up on subcontractors making their garments. It is time for Change NOW. Companies must implement strict checks on subcontractors and ensure they are followed up. Katherine

This is just a snapshot of the issues and conditions homeworkers around the world have to endure on a daily basis. This has to stop. Please, please adopt robust policies that actually make a substantive and practical difference to the homeworkers in your supply chains, safeguarding their safety, wellbeing, and standard of living. As a leading brand trading across the continents, you are well placed to make a difference. Please take every opportunity you can, with all urgency, to improve this situation. Thank you for your time and in hope and anticipation of the action you may take. Adrian

I chose this photo out of several that show the conditions homeworkers who make the clothes you sell have to work in. It made me sad to think that beautiful clothes which should be a source of pleasure are produced by people who have to risk their health to work in such unpleasant and even dangerous conditions.

I send you this photo in the hope that more awareness of the plight of these homeworkers will prompt you to take action to ensure your own suppliers who use homeworkers provide proper and decent working conditions for them as well as reasonable remuneration.

Please give this matter your urgent attention. Yours faithfully Judith

I am writing as part of the Transform Trade campaign to improve the lives and job conditions of those working in the garment makers' industry, particularly those in India and south-east Asia. The story attached - and many others - make grim reading.

Are you sure you are doing everything you can to make sure workers in your supply chain have safe working conditions, proper equipment and a fair, living wage? Do they get sick pay, maternity rights and the chance to earn a pension? It would be great if you were willing to look just that bit harder and ensure they get a fair and safe deal. Thanks for reading - and checking! Richard

This photos reminds us how vulnerable homeworkers are and how few protections they have. Please think about how you can strengthen the conditions people face in your supply chain and take action. Thank you. Marie

I think all of us would want all workers to be cared for properly and now we know how some are treated, let us take action to show we care. Thank you for all that you will do. David

A story like the one in this photograph is very distressing, as it shows that I might be buying a garment that has contributed to the situation Kalaivani in India describes. I do not have the power or influence to make any of the changes she needs, but companies like yours could get together with others and negotiate better, healthier conditions for these women who have the skills needed to produce the garments you sell. Linda

I am very concerned about the dangerous conditions homeworkers work in, and that they are not provided with equipment to protect themselves. Please ensure that all companies in your supply chain treat their workers with dignity and that the offer maternity pay, pensions and a minimum wage to their homeworkers. Emma

This is just one of the reasons homeworking should be recognised and regulated so workers get regulated hours, benefits on health & Safety and companies will have to pay them properly. PLEASE put pressure on your suppliers to help them. Scott

I chose this photo because it shocked me that someone was working in these conditions to make clothes for high street shops. This needs to change so that people can work for a proper wage and without endangering their health. Please look into homeworking. Joan

I am standing with homeworkers in India to demand basic worker's rights, such as a safe working environment. As a union rep in the UK, I know my rights to fair pay and safe conditions are enshrined in law, and know that workers everywhere deserve the safe dignity and protection. Julia

Please examine your production lines all the way through. It is unacceptable that anyone should be working in these conditions to make our clothes. Homeworkers should be properly paid and provided with the health and safety equipment that will protect them from harm as the work. Joanna

In many supply chains homeworkers are not recognised and are hidden from view. The manufacturers are allowed to under pay with no thought to health and safety. For example this photo shows the dark and dusty environment these women work in. Can you be sure your supply chains treat homeworkers fairly? Rob

I chose to send you this story, out of the any I have read, because it highlights the health and safety concerns that exist when homeworkers are not properly recognised and treated with the same standards that we would expect in the UK. I am urging you to put procedures in place to ensure that all homeworkers in your supply chain are identified and given decent working rights, including pay, leave and sickness benefits and support so they can create safe working conditions. Andy

Hi- I'm sharing this story with you because we all need to take responsibility for the way our clothes are made and sourced. This photo makes me feel so sad, and the woman behind the story has no options. Please thoroughly investigate your supply chains and ensure that anybody making clothes you sell is properly paid and works in a genuinely safe environment. This should be part of your CSR and verifiable by your customers. Thank you. Kalantha

When you have caring responsibilities there have to be compromises- that I understand. I work homebased myself because I have a disabled child. But I have the security net of UC when my earnings fall low, and I have safe working conditions and eye care. Please look after those who work hard for your brands and are in the same position. They deserve parity with those who work in regulated conditions in factories. Alis

Please take a few moments to read about how the fashion industry can be very harmful to workers overseas. Every person deserves respect and to be honoured as a person, but this isn't happening everywhere. It breaks my heart to year stories like this. Please do what you can to make your brand more ethical, even if you aren't a brand who lets things this extreme happen. We can all do a little to make the world a more ethical place to live. Gemma

I know that you all formally inspect your vendors but please look again at any homeworkers who will have been ignored or hidden in your production chain. Your customers value the integrity in your brand, so please find out if you are using any part of this hidden workforce and allow them formal rights and benefits just as they deserve. Natalie

It was hard to make a choice on why this story. All are horrendous in their own rights. Everybody has a right to work in safe & comfortable surroundings, get paid a fair wage and have sensible working hours. Mignon

Hello - when I buy clothes or shoes from you I want to know that the people who have made them have received a fair wage and are able to work safely. The woman in this picture should be provided with face masks for her work. If this means I have to pay more for what I buy, I’m happy to do so. Price isn’t the only thing I care about. Please make sure your companies have good policies around homeworking. Louise

For me, this photos shows just how poor the working conditions are in India. It is heart-breaking to think of Kalaivani inhaling dust because she isn't provided with a face mask to protect her. I'm supporting the homeworkers' campaign for better working conditions, and more formal rights such as pensions, maternity leave and sick pay. Please do what you can to ensure better conditions for those who make your garments. Karen

No person should have to damage their health to make items of clothing that I might like to buy from your company. No person should be denied employment rights simply because they have to work from home. No UK fashion brands should fail to have policies regarding homeworkers. Joanna

I hope none of the workers that make your products work in such conditions as Kalaivani. Can you transparently show how you care about the wellbeing of your manufacturers? Zuzana

Please be aware of the plight of people such as Kalaivani . Try to ensure if your company uses these workers, that they work in better conditions and are fairly paid and well treated. David

Please find out about the conditions of workers in your supply chain and ensure that they are safe and properly treated and paid. Hilary

Please take notice: Homeworkers in India - individual people working from home, under the radar - who face daily exploitation could form a hidden part of your supply chain. Their employment is insecure, and they do not have the employment rights (like sick pay, maternity pay, minimum wage, or guarantee of work) that many of us take for granted.

Your brand has the power to support campaigners demanding that full employment rights are extended to these homeworkers. Please act now. Bo

I choose this photo because this women is sat in the dark because the breeze by the door helps reduce the amount of dust she breathes in- she is not provided with PPE and can't afford a mask. Homeworkers deserve better- they need proper protection in terms of free PPE, they need sick pay, maternity leave, pensions and a fair wage. Lydia

Nobody should have to work in these conditions, which are so unhealthy they are dangerous to the workers, health and safety. Please use your influence to put safer and better conditions of work in place and to encourage your partners to provide rights and benefits for the people who produce your clothes. Margaret

I know that many brands are trying to improve their worker's rights, so was shocked to see that this seems to be a big area that has been overlooked. As is so often the case, these kinds of working practices mainly impact those already vulnerable, such as mothers and the elderly. I really hope that you can look into these kinds of practices throughout your supply chain and ensure that these workers are treated fairly and at least in line with those working directly in the factories. I chose this particular story as I was shocked to hear that these workers are not provided basics like masks. Jessica

When I found out about homeworkers I was so pleased that there is a way to earn from home for these people and so aggrieved that they are putting their health in danger without personal protection, and so low paid with no insurance or sick pay or pensions. You can change this situation. I write to implore you to step up and change lives for the better. Please. Glenda

This photo shows the reality for people who work as homeworkers in the fashion trade. It is real, it happens. I understand you probably do not believe it happens in your supply chain, but do you know? Do you actively check? Do you go and see how your subcontractors do business or do you just assume you are doing the right thing? Please check, please make sure you know the real story in your fashion chain. Thank you. Chris

I chose to send this photo to you because it shows some of the harsh realities of unregulated homeworking in India. The dark, dust and lack of a workstation look unsafe, and the workers aren't fairly compensated for their work, regardless of the conditions. I stand with homeworkers - please can you, too? Thank you. Susannah

I hope you will stand behind Homeworkers in the fashion and textile industry as they campaign for fair pay and equal rights as workers. Everyone deserves to be safe and duly compensated for their efforts. Thank you for your time. Rik

This is just one example of the unfair working conditions for homeworkers. Please use your influence to establish fair conditions and pay. Lyn

Please be more transparent about the way you manufacture your clothes. Lorna

I want to draw your attention to the working conditions of these homeworkers. Please investigate whether it's happening in the countries you have contracts in and push for safe conditions for those who ultimately work for your company. Thank you. Clare

I chose this photo because I believe that fashion brands can make a difference to working conditions, and that this will have a huge impact on the worker, their family & their ability to contribute in their community. It is win, win, win. Please be very diligent in caring for those in your supply chain. Lois

Sophia (aged 7) says she chose this photo as it seems really unfair people have to work with dust getting in their eyes and mouth which might make them ill. Please help by checking the conditions of people who make our clothes. Sophia

What is being done to protect workers in your brands supply chain? What accountability are you taking as an organisation? How can your customers believe that you hold workers rights, health and dignity with the care and transparency they deserve? Sarah

Many homeworkers lack legal protections in regard to their health and safety. They are also open to considerable financial exploitation. Please ensure that any workers that make garments for your organisation are suitably protected and appropriately paid. Melanie

I didn't know about these homeworkers before I read these stories and saw these images, so - although you do work in the fashion industry and therefore perhaps ought to know a little more about where the products you are selling come from - I can't pretend to be morally superior or chastise you for your ignorance. That's not the point. But now I know about them, I'm sharing the stories with you - because it is you, the fashion retailers, who have the potential to make a difference to these people's lives! Please ask some questions, challenge your supply chain policies, see if you can do something about supporting these homeworkers to be awarded formal rights and benefits - like you have! Best wishes. Rebecca

I am sharing Kalaivani’s story with you in the hope that you will have compassion and hear these womens calls for better working conditions and for their human rights to be respected. Please analyses your own supply chains and take appropriate action to ensure the rights of homeworkers are improved and respected. Megan