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DARK SECRETS: French parliament votes to slow down fast fashion - The Real Truth

France is taking aim at fast fashion, especially from China (Credit: AFP)

France's parliament on Thursday backed a string of measures making low-cost fast fashion, especially from Chinese mass producers, less attractive to buyers.

The vote makes France the first country in the world "legislating to limit the excesses of ultra fast fashion", said Christophe Bechu, minister for the ecological transition.

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