can you judge people by the clothes they wear?

    Even if we wear Canadian brands of clothing, not much of their production actually happens here.  So we’ll start by closely following the work of the labour and anti-sweatshop movements already doing great work in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

    Movements such as the Follow The Thread report, the Maquila Solidarity Network, and No More Operating In The Dark do great work — but they're not well enough known in Canada.  Dudley Does Right will help fix that.  

    We'll scrutinize Canadian companies such as Stormtech, Roots, MEC, Tilley and Canada Goose and the lines made for Canadian Tire, Mark’s, Hudson’s Bay and other retailers’ labels, with appropriate hoorays and boos, along with regular updates on the progress of the campaign to get Canadian clothing retailers to reveal their supply chains and improve the working conditions and lives of the workers who make our clothing.

    Child labour, workers’ rights, equal pay for women and fair wages are all major concerns, as well as the human rights records of the countries our clothes come from.  We're also concerned about the conditions under which the cotton and other components are grown and manufactured.

    There will always be a strong element of support for Canadian-made goods, Canadian design and Canadian fashion, with lots of links to deserving sites.