Our fashion system must change. Workers deserve safe workplaces, fair contracts and wages, and the right to organise. A real transition puts people and the planet first—and it needs the voices of young people to shape it.
This one-day Manifesto Gathering invites you to help define what a Just Transition in fashion should look like. You’ll explore how climate action, workers’ rights, and brand accountability fit together—and how your perspective can strengthen the Clean Clothes Campaign’s Europe-wide manifesto.
Practical info
- Date: 11 November
- Time: 9:00–13:00 (half-day)
- Location: Vienna (details via email after registration)
- Cost: Free for participants
Who it’s for
Young people in Austria who are interested in how social change works in practice—no prior experience necessary.
Why join
- Be heard. Add your perspective to a Europe-wide manifesto developed with unions, grassroots groups, youth movements, and the public.
- Build understanding. Connect how “green” claims, supply chains, and labour rights intersect—beyond slogans.
- Grow your agency. Experience civil society in action and see how collective voice shifts what brands and policymakers consider possible.
- Meet peers. Find others who share your concerns and curiosity—and leave with new connections for future action.
What to expect
Our current fashion industry model is broken. Workers’ rights are constantly violated, and the environment, climate and communities surrounding factories are sacrificed for production. We need a new system – one that respects people and the environment and understands sustainability not only as ‘green production’ but also as centring the voices and rights of workers. That is why the Clean Clothes Campaign is working towards a Just Transition – the transition to a greener and fairer fashion industry for all. Together with young people, consumers and activists worldwide, it is fighting for an industry that neither exploits workers nor destroys the climate.
As part of this Just Transition, a manifesto is being developed in collaboration with trade unions, grassroots organisations, youth movements and the public. It contains the key principles for effective climate protection in the fashion industry – with the rights and livelihoods of workers at its heart.
To enable young people to contribute to the manifesto, we are organising a one-day event where young people can come together, familiarise themselves with the manifesto, and share and discuss their opinions. Experts will provide input to assist them. The young people will contribute to the manifesto and thereby experience first-hand how civil society functions as a forum for opinion-forming.
Register your interest
Email just-transition@civilaction.net to reserve your spot. If you work with young people who might be interested, please share this invitation or reach out to sign up the whole group.
To learn more about the project, click here.
This gathering is organised by Civil Action Network (CAN) as part of the Clean Clothes Campaign’s “Fashioning a Just Transition” project. The project is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Civil Action Network and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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