Model Sara Ziff (29) has put together an interest group in New York, together with other models, to help guarantee the rights of (young) models in the fashion industry: Model Alliance.
The group wants to make sure that models get more privacy backstage, and wants to prevent the capturing of nude pictures of these models without permission. Besides that, they're going to start a program that teaches models how to deal with sexual intimidation.
Sara Ziff states that most models start in this business when they're still kids. And the industry doesn't obey much of the laws preventing child labour, lacks knowledge of labour relations, and is still troubled by -alleged- sexual harassments.
But, hopefully, young models will be better protected in the future. So thumbs up for Model Alliance!
What do you think about Model Alliance: unnecessary or indispensable?
(Image via tig-fashion)
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Veronique
