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• Ethically responsible
• Respects people and the planet
• The Chetna Organic Cotton Project supports over 6000 smallholding farmers
• 100% organic cotton

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Shop till you drop... or opt out with this inspired design by Melbourne artist Marc de Jong. There's a paradox in there for sure, but if you want a t-shirt that says consumerism's gone mad, at least make it organic, Fair Trade and long-lasting like this one.

Organic Fair Trade cotton, black.

Five sizes available: FF = Fashion Fit. M,L & XL are Loose Fit:

Maybe you could wear it on Buy Nothing Day.

All our t-shirts are made from 200 gsm interlock fabric, designed to last much longer than ordinary t-shirts.

Marc de Jong is one of Melbourne's most celebrated and notorious stencil artists, an amazingly quirky illustrator and painter extraordinaire. Check out his website for a taste of his work and if you are lucky enough to be going to Sydney, stop by Sullivan & Strumpf gallery to see some of his fine work.

Benefits for you:

- You'll be more content knowing the producers and the planet have been treated well.
- Your cotton goods are free of allergy-causing toxic pesticides and insecticides.
- You'll enjoy top quality goods from the expert Indian craftspeople at Rajlakshmi.

Benefits for the producers and the planet:

- Organic production means no toxic pesticides and insecticides are used in cotton growing. That means better health and less debt for the Indian farming families.
- Traditional cotton growing uses about 60% of all toxic chemicals used in India, so moving to organic production makes a huge difference.
- The organic cotton growing is certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard.
- The Chetna Organic Farmers Association is registered by FLO-International (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International) which ensures a fair price and conditions for the farmers. This FLO registration also ensures cotton production:
- Is child-labour free
- Is produced by small & marginal farmers
- Is socially responsible for its farmers and farm-workers in the production chain
- Is absolutely free of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
- Cotton spinning is done in a factory that is ILO (International Labour Organization) compliant and also ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) certified.
- The factories producing the final products are meeting all ILO requirements for their workforces (in fact they do better than ILO requirements, for example by providing primary and secondary education for the workers' children, and a revolving loan scheme for workers).
- Whenever dyes are used the organic fabric dyeing process is GOTS certified

In brief our project partners at Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills and the Chetna Organic Famers Association are working very hard to ensure that conditions in the entire production chain exceed the goals of the Clean Clothes Campaign