FAB-L

Welcome to the Fashion-workers Advice Bureau Leicester (FAB-L)

If you work in the fashion, clothing, or the garment industry in Leicester, then you have come to the right place.

Our 3 themes for this year will be as follows:

Advocating workers’ rights
Employment & welfare rights advice
Workplace remediation

We specialise in providing free, confidential advice and support for all fashion, garment, and textile workers

FAB-L specialise in providing support and advice for fashion workers in Leicester. Our team are here to provide access to advice on workers’ rights within the textile and fashion industry

We can also help with...

Benefits & Welfare Advice
Form Filling & Letter Writing
Housing & Living Conditions
Financial Hardship Support (Household Support Fund/Big Difference Scheme)
Forced Work & labour
Modern Day Slavery Issues
Missing Wages / Non-Payment of Wages
Workers’ Rights & Employment Law
Housing Applications
Tenancy Rights Issues

We work with

CALS
Unions
ACAS

Carrying out Community Engagement through...

Outreach-Planning/organising information stalls to BAME Communities
Raise awareness of the project
Access to unregistered garment workers
Reach out to vulnerable clients

Our mission is to provide all fashion, textile, and garment workers with a safe space where they can access free help and advice. This isn't always available, and many don't know about their basic rights

Continue Fashion Workers' Club

Weekly ESOL
Drop-in advice service
Employability Support (limited to drafting CV’s). For more support, refer to our Adult Learning Programmes and Creative Classes.