Tees are a dime a dozen, and most look it. Fair Indigo sets itself apart with organic clothing that makes a difference. Made under fair trade conditions at a small woman-owned factory in a struggling neighborhood, this organic t-shirt in soft medium-weight jersey has rib trim at neck and cuffs.
Please Note This tee is running quite a bit smaller than our specification. Please select one size larger than you normally wear.
100% organic cotton. Machine wash.
Made fairly in Santiago de Surco, Peru.
item #00814
Fabric wash helps prevent shrinkage prior to cutting the garment which assures higher quality fit.
Construction Details:
1x1 double rib trim at neckline and sleeve opening.
Care Details:
Turn inside out. Machine wash warm, with like colors. Only non-chlorine bleach when needed. Tumble dry low, remove promptly. Warm iron if needed.
Label:
Internal back neck screen print label for less irritation.
Other:
Organic cotton is grown without the use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or other chemicals. By eliminating such chemicals, we can decrease pollution in the air and in water supplies. We are also able to create better working conditions for workers who handle the cotton, limit residual chemicals that can irritate the consumer's skin, and decrease the amount of chemicals added to landfills at the end of the product's life cycle. Dyed with synthetic dyes.
This small picturesque Peruvian factory stands in stark contrast to the gritty poverty of its Lima-area neighborhood called Santiago de Surco. Every time we visit, the factory's owner Diana has impressed us with her personal involvement (including liberal doses of hugs) with the 300 or so workers who earn fair wages and benefits here. For fifteen years, Diana's factory has provided meaningful and important employment to this struggling community. Diana also donates fabric and machinery to a local technical school, some of whose graduates come to work for her. Some of the other graduates of the school have set up their own small worker cooperatives that Diana uses when orders exceed capacity. That's economic development you can believe in.
