Dirty Threads, Dangerous Factories: Health and Safety in Los Angeles Fashion Industry

Workers in Los Angeles' fashion industry experience high rates of wage theft and frequent health and safety violations like excessive heat and obstructed emergency exists. The Garment Worker Center recommends ending the piece rate system, which leads to wage theft and unsafe conditions, and creating city initiatives to enhance worker protections by collaborating with local worker centers, utilizing the Office of Wage Standards for joint enforcement efforts and making big brands liable for labor law violations consistently committed by subcontractors.