The initiative is part of a new project run by Bridgwater YMCA to demonstrate to teenagers how some of their clothes are made. During a four-week course, which kicks off in August, young people will design and produce their own personally branded T-shirts to give them an insight into what it takes to make just one item of clothing.
The aim is to raise awareness among young people about how some corporations exploit third world countries. Sarah Newman, project manager at Bridgwater YMCA, said participants would have only natural light and would hand-stitch items to mimic sweatshop conditions.
"For the first session we will explore their attitudes to clothes, brands and sweatshops to teach them about what happens," she said. "They will then research and put ideas together for their own T-shirts, which will be made in sweatshop conditions to show them what people go through."
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