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THTC T-Shirts and Clothing.
THTC came runner up in the 2007 Observer Ethical Awards for 'Best Fashion Product'. Ciel were the other runners up, with shoe specialists Terra Plana coming first. The awards are put on by Lucy Siegle and sponsored by Ecover. All factories that THTC uses comply with ISO 9000 standards - (international organisation of standardisation) The hemp is trucked to the mill for de-gumming and processing into fibre. No caustic soda is used during this process, keeping it as environmentally sound as possible. The T-shirts are manufactured by people who receive full safety training, and belong to a labour union. The minimum age of employees is 19, the maximum age being 54. They work 8 hour shifts and have weekends off - (That's more than us at THTC central!) All our hemp is grown on small family farms in North Eastern China. It is and always has been grown organically All our certified organic cotton is also grown in China. This is a fledgling industry that THTC supports and saves the energy and expense of shipping in from Europe or India. THTC now uses water based inks with a discharge screen printing process for almost all new designs. Eco Paper is used for poster printing, and will soon be used in all THTC flyers, swing tickets and catalogues. Currently, THTC is working endlessly in order to join forces with the Fair Trade Foundation. Although already doing so, attaining the Fair Trade Mark will signify the THTC product as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal. For a product to display the FAIRTRADE Mark it must meet international Fairtrade standards. These standards are set by the international certification body Fairtrade Labelling Organisations
