The knitters of a famous sweater designed on Vancouver Island make roughly $1 an hour, according to the Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC), which is working to increase the knitters’ earnings.
The centre is striving to provide a fair wage to the people who make authentic Cowichan sweaters, which come from the Cowichan Tribes.
By supporting local makers, Rice hopes to prevent cultural appropriation. The designs have previously been copied by several major retailers.“A lot of the stores who’ve been doing this for a long time have very deep relationships with their knitters and they can tell you which member of the family knit the sweater, which member of the family spun the wool.”'It was a busy summer': Victoria cruise ship season to wrap after a banner yearAtmospheric river passes in southern B.C.
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