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Fair Trade Company Improving Lives of 4,500 Women in Thailand

Measly wages and non-existent benefits have become the norm for many workers employed overseas. However, one fair trade company in Thailand is determined to raise those standards and give their employees a better, brighter way of life.

Pure & Co. is a company that specializes in hand-sewn knitwear and other hand-made garments through their Pure Handknit and Neon Buddha clothing lines.

The company operates globally, employing 5,000 people — mostly women — across Canada, the U.S. and Thailand who produce knitwear that’s sold in 2,000 independent boutiques around America and in Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Anthropologie.

Of their female-fronted work force, 4,500 women work in northern Thailand, but the setup there isn’t your typical overcrowded, underpaid overseas factory.

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