Peru Prison Has Brand Clothing To Enable Criminals To Be Redeemed.

With the help of Thomas Jacob, a 29 year old French fashion hero, 2 prisons in Peru launched their own clothing brand, Pieta, to allow criminals to seek salvation through fashion. Jacob,

In the women's prison of San Pedro and Santa Monica, 30 prisoners were involved in the production of the "holy war" costume.

The style of the brand is the wind, the dress is black, white or army green, and printed with a simple black pattern T-shirt, Hooded Coat and jacket.

In 2012, he was invited to visit prisons at the invitation of French friends at St. David's prison. He was shocked by the visit to prison, and the idea of establishing a "holy war" brand was established.

He said, "I was inspired by prison - the dark side of human nature".

The costumes of "holy war" are designed by jabbe, and the prisoners are made to produce about 100 pieces a week.

Over the past 3 years, more than 12 thousand sales have been sold, and the online price of a T-shirt is 35 dollars (NT $1130).

"Holy war" is taken from

The sculptural masterpiece of Michelangelo, the great master of the time, is the virgin Maria holding the dead Jesus.

"The brand name represents the last stage before the resurrection," said jabeb. "A person who never gives up gets the concept of rebirth, and also expresses the hope of these criminals."

Uribe, a 67 year old inmate, said: "we need people like Carlos who believe in us," says Uribe.

He said: "we are potential labor force, work helps us get redemption, and we can make money to supply our families, and let us feel that we are contributing, not useless."

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Camilla Mellander, the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam, pointed out that the recently signed Vietnam EU free trade agreement (EVFTA) contains chapters on Trade and sustainable development, which can further strengthen the relationship between the EU and Vietnam.

However, the Swedish government believes that opening trade and promoting exports should also be accompanied by high ethical standards, and consumers have paid more attention to the impact of the products purchased on the environment and workers in the production process. The EU and Vietnam must ensure that trade will not be at the expense of the environment or the interests of the people.

Therefore, just as the Vietnamese government's commitment to EVFTA, enterprises in Vietnam should be aware of the importance of fulfilling corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Such consumer awareness is urging Vietnam and other countries to comply with international CSR standards.

The representative of Vietnam chamber of Commerce and industry (VCCI) said at the meeting that EVFTA would bring growth opportunities to Vietnamese enterprises. For example, when EVFTA came into force in 2018, it was estimated that Vietnam's GDP would grow by 15%, while its export to the EU would increase by 35%.

However, TPP and EVFTA both set high labor standards, and emphasized the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Therefore, how to comply with EVFTA's international CSR standard has become an inevitable challenge for Vietnam.

Chang Hee Lee, the representative of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Vietnam, further said that EVFTA and TPP confirmed affirming the four basic labour standards of the ILO manifesto, that is, (1) freedom of association and collective bargaining; (2) free choice of employment and prohibition of forced labour; (3) prohibition of forced labour and child labour; and (4) non discriminatory employment and professional equality.

In order to fully enjoy the interests of TPP and other FTA, Vietnam should make extensive and important renovation to its business environment, legal system and system, and more important labor reforms, especially its industrial relations system, must be launched.

The key point of the TPP labour code is that Vietnam should fully respect the freedom of assembly and association. This is also the most difficult challenge for Vietnam to deal with labour issues.