The Aftermath of Uganda's Secondhand Clothing Ban

A ban on secondhand clothes is not the answer to redeveloping our local textile industry, urges Kampala-based designer Bobby Kolade. Strategic support and investment in our local communities of craftspeople are.

Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa

Sri Lanka's Apparel Industry: Vertical Integration and Policy Advocacy!, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) posted on the topic

We deliver to Ministers, MP': Uganda plans ban on sale of used clothes; 80,000 people, mostly women, to lose jobs – Firstpost

Uganda says 'no more' to used clothing of dead people

How 'Dead White Man's Clothing' is Clogging the Global South

Used clothing imports to Africa strain local ecosystems, waste

NTV UGANDA on X: President Museveni's proposed ban on second-hand

A second-hand clothing ban in East Africa?

Used clothing imports to Africa strain local ecosystems, waste

Dr Laura Beltrán-Rubio Fashion history & fashion studies (@laurabelru) on Threads

What ban of second hand clothes means for businesses

Where is our future': Uganda declares war on used clothing, Business and Economy