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Who makes Alpa sweaters? Who is spinning the yarn?
Fashion revolution is a globally influential campaign aiming to create a more transparent and responsible clothing industry. Behind every garment is a person manufacturing it which is too often forgotten. Fashion revolution encourages to bring the people making the clothing and their working conditions to spotlight. The campaign began in the aftermath of clothing industry’s biggest factory accident, the collapse of Rana Plaza, which killed more than 1,130 workers.
Now we will tell you more about the people who make Alpa’s knitwear and our yarn.
Production facility Garlita
We started cooperating with Garlita in 2016. Garlita is an innovative and modern production facility that has received awards for focusing in well-being at work and knitting innovations.
In 2019, Garlita began to generate all the energy needed for its own operations. This was made possible by covering the factory roof with solar panels.
Dale finishes the sweaters and steams them into shape. Dale has worked at Garlita for 15 years.
Giedre links the pieces of knitwear together. Linking requires special precision, as each loop is connected to the other one by one. Giedre has worked at Garlita for six years.
Kristina is a seamstress and sews knitwear and washes clothes, among other things. Kristina has worked at Garlita for 14 years.
Production facility T1 Gija
Gija is Alpa’s second partner in Lithuania. The cooperation began in late 2019. Gija has a long tradition in knitwear production in Lithuania and their history dates back to 1935.
Dalia is a knitter and has worked at T1 Gija for 16 years. She loves to create beautiful things with her hands.
Asta is a knitting technician and worked at T1 Gija for three years. She enjoys to see how the product is finished from yarn to knit.
Yarn supplier Michell y Cia S.A.
We started working with Michell in 2012, when Alpa was also founded. Michell is one of Peru’s leading producers of alpaca wool and has decades of expertise in growing alpacas and processing alpaca wool. Michell was founded in 1931.
Laura and Yovanna work at Michell and they make the yarns we use in our knitwear. The manufacture of yarns requires special precision and professionalism.
We want to be transparent and show who is involved in the production of Alpa’s knitwear.
Rana Plaza reminds us all that there are people behind the clothes deserve recognition, good working conditions and proper payment.
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