| The students were taking part in the Buy Right Campaign, which proclaims, “We’d rather go naked than wear sweatshop clothes.”
Renewable energy student Kimberley Ellis said they hoped the event would put pressure on the university to join the Workers Rights Consortium, which monitors workers’ rights abuses in university supply chains.
The consortium requires university clothing suppliers to disclose the locations of their factories and agree not to violate their workers’ rights.
Kimberley said, “This is a fun event with a serious message. Some people still earn 5p an hour and work 18-hour days. Child labour is still a big problem. We want consumers to think before they buy clothing.”
The students joined others from universities across Britain, Canada and America for the event.
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