27 min
Vietnamese Outworkers in Australian Fashion Critical Fashion Studies Podcast
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- Fashion & Beauty
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, over 55,000 refugees fled their country to start a new life in Australia.
Many urgently needed jobs to support their relatives back home, and went on to play an important but overlooked role in our fashion industry as outworkers, employees who worked from home instead of at garment factories.
This week’s episode is about the stories of these Vietnamese outworkers in the history of Australian fashion.
Shownotes:
Emma Do's Instagram
Kim Lam's Instagram
Working from Home
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, over 55,000 refugees fled their country to start a new life in Australia.
Many urgently needed jobs to support their relatives back home, and went on to play an important but overlooked role in our fashion industry as outworkers, employees who worked from home instead of at garment factories.
This week’s episode is about the stories of these Vietnamese outworkers in the history of Australian fashion.
Shownotes:
Emma Do's Instagram
Kim Lam's Instagram
Working from Home
27 min