
Trump’s tariffs helped fuel fast fashion’s global expansion instead of slowing it down
A surge in ultra-fast fashion fueled by Trump’s trade war has rerouted global supply chains, pushing more cheap, disposable clothing into markets like Australia while worsening labor and environmental conditions abroad. Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Lisa Lake, Martina Linnenluecke, and Yun Shen write for The Conversation. In short: President Trump’s trade tariffs intended to reshore manufacturing…