Organic Cotton Mesh Shopping Bag
Maker Story
My name is Sitrarasan. I am 37 years old and have been working in the factory for 8 years. I have found my speciality in flat seam tailoring which provides me with good, satisfying work. I work on a variety of products from cotton mesh, produce bags, dish towels and even makeup pads. I live nearby the factory with my family. The materials used for your brand is totally different from other fast fashion brands we manufacture for. Especially the sewing yarn where we mostly use polyester yarn, when the management told me to use cotton sewing yarn I can remember the old days when I migrated to the city 14 years ago, where only cotton sewing yarn was used and slowly polyester yarn dominated the market due to its cheaper price. It's good the old nature friendly cotton yarn is coming back.
Our production facility is based in Tamilnadu State in India.
The minimum wage in the state is 8000INR per month. The makers are paid on average double the minimum wage at 16,000 INR per month.
The makers work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. They are off on all public holidays.
For the health and safety of the makers, they are ensured to wear gloves, face masks and hats. Also regular health checks are done at the expense of the factory.
The produce bags are shipped via sea freight to minimise the carbon footprint of each product. We offset our carbon emissions and more by planting a tree for every item we sell.
The product does not have any animal derivatives and no unnatural substances were used. No plastic or chemicals used. 100% vegan and plastic-free.
