WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
Sep 25, 2026 · 51 min · 11 segments
**"Oh, but we buy Australian-made. Exploitation is something that happens elsewhere!"** **Time to bust that myth, says this week's guest, Australian union organiser - and former garment worker - Beth…
Beth MacphersonGuest
Clare PressHost
Can we talk about unions as... something essential, but also what they actually do.
I would imagine there would be listeners who hadn't really considered the role of unions, or maybe even have a perception that unions are something from the past, something anti-competitive.
There's a long history of unions doing essential work to ensure that human rights move on through history.
But why would you say unions are so important in the textile and clothing and footwear sector?
Even that though, Beth, when you say that, we just presume that nine to five is how we do things, but it
There was a lot of workers that worked really hard and fought really hard and had strikes, et cetera, to be able to achieve an eight-hour day.
What that means is that they will lobby governments for better legislation to protect workers in the workplace, whether that's occupational health and safety, it could be the hourly rate of pay.
Can we talk about unions as... something essential, but also what they actually do.
I would imagine there would be listeners who hadn't really considered the role of unions, or maybe even have a perception that unions are something from the past, something anti-competitive.
There's a long history of unions doing essential work to ensure that human rights move on through history.
But why would you say unions are so important in the textile and clothing and footwear sector?
Even that though, Beth, when you say that, we just presume that nine to five is how we do things, but it
There was a lot of workers that worked really hard and fought really hard and had strikes, et cetera, to be able to achieve an eight-hour day.
What that means is that they will lobby governments for better legislation to protect workers in the workplace, whether that's occupational health and safety, it could be the hourly rate of pay.
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