Big brands like Adidas or Under Armour don't have a clean track record either, but at least they are somewhat accountable to consumers because their #1 asset is their reputation. To fix global trade, it's better to do a bit of research into what kind of company you want to support, rather than blindly buying the cheapest imported thing "because they all suck anyway".
That is, at the end of the day, 80% of the 10x overhead you pay at the premium retailers is just for the brand, not for safer products or better labor conditions (which are at best a secondary matter of concern to these outlets).
The "poor people" won't benefit from most of the branded product's premium, of course. But it's more likely that it's been produced by a subcontractor that at least respects local laws like minimum wage, construction standards and regulations concerning toxic materials.
As it ever been studied if the work conditions of the workers making branded stuff are generally better than their counterparts working on cheaper clothes?
Or that the 10x factor in price overhead is in any substantive way directly invested in safer product standards. No matter how you slice it, to a large extent all we're really getting when we shop at specifically fashion-outlets (as their marketing gurus know all to well) is... the brand.
Addidas jogging pants -- 59,95 €
Volcom T-shirt print -- 17,45 €
Under Armour T-shirt -- 39.95 €
Like really now -- who needs this stuff? Especially when you can just go to Aldi or Tchibo (or any of a number of other discount retailers readily visible at nearly every shopping mall in Germany) and buy essentially same stuff (minus the logos, of course) for 1/10th of the price. So perhaps a better title might be:
“Fashion generates revenue, and handsome pay-outs. But is basically pointless. And a soul-sucking waste of time.”
[1] https://www.zalando.de/herren-home/