Zara customers find upsetting notes hidden in garments from unpaid labourers in Turkey

Shoppers at Zara Istanbul found notes from unpaid workers who urged them to pressurise Zara into paying the employers their dues. The brand has earlier been accused of slave labour as well.

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Unpaid workers at Zara seek help from customers in Turkey. (Source: Reuters)

Zara, which has around 2200 stores across 88 countries is one of the most successful high street fashion brands. Recently, in a shocking revelation, shoppers at Zara, Istanbul found notes from unpaid workers hidden in garments, revealing the miserable condition of the labourers.

As reported by The Associated Press, one of the notes read, “I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it”. The notes urged shoppers to campaign and pressure Zara into paying them.

It also came to light that the employers were hired at the Bravo Tekstil factory in Turkey, which closed down overnight.

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A spokesperson from Inditex told The Independent, “Inditex has met all of its contractual obligations to Bravo Textil and is currently working on a proposal with the local IndustriALL affiliate, Mango and Next to establish a hardship fund for the workers affected by the fraudulent disappearance of the Bravo factory’s owner.”

Loyal shoppers took to Twitter to express their anger:

Zara employees are finding notes from “unpaid workers” (slaves) crying for help in garment pockets….. Don’t buy fast fashion guys

— Esteban Julio Roberto Montoya De La Rosa Ramirez (@xangelllica) November 5, 2017

Honestly tempted to never buy from Zara again seeing how RUDE and useless all their staff are. @ZARA #zara

— Tuesday (@TuesdayFern) November 9, 2017

The corporations #Zara, #Next, & #Mango have stolen wages from their workers. Sign this petition telling them to pay up – https://t.co/5516NH7ZWz

— Lee Camp [Redacted] (@LeeCamp) November 7, 2017

This is not the first time Zara has been embroiled in a controversy. In 2013, Zara had been accused of slave labour in Argentina.

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