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The exploited female workers behind the glitter of Indonesia's Islamic fashion

  • Written by Annisa R. Beta, Lecturer in Cultural Studies, School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne
The exploited female workers behind the glitter of Indonesia's Islamic fashionworkshot/shutterstock

With the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia is a huge market for Islamic fashion, valued at around US$12.69 billion. Many female designers and businesswomen have been touted as the locomotive behind the growth of the local Islamic fashion industry.

But while women designers are celebrated for their...

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