Post by ADH7901 on Nov 1, 2003 20:05:13 GMT -5
ooh this is so cool of her! go minnie!
--------------
LONDON - Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (news) plans to spend time in a Cambodian sweatshop for a project she hopes will draw attention to the plight of exploited workers in poor countries, a newspaper reports.
"I will be working alongside other young women for as long as it takes for me to raise awareness of the fair trade issue," Driver told The Evening Standard at the London premiere of the movie "Seabiscuit."
The newspaper reported that Driver said she and a photographer friend hoped to make a documentary or perhaps write a book about the experience. She said she hoped her effort would help improve pay and working conditions for those in poor nations.
"We in Britain and the Western world fuel the problem every time we buy clothes from any one of the major manufacturers which make goods in the third world using cheap labor," Driver said.
The newspaper did not specify where she planned to work in Cambodia, when she would begin or how long she would stay.
Driver, 32, earned an Oscar nomination for her role in "Good Will Hunting." She has appeared in films including "Grosse Point Blank," "Return to Me," and "Hope Springs."
--------------
LONDON - Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (news) plans to spend time in a Cambodian sweatshop for a project she hopes will draw attention to the plight of exploited workers in poor countries, a newspaper reports.
"I will be working alongside other young women for as long as it takes for me to raise awareness of the fair trade issue," Driver told The Evening Standard at the London premiere of the movie "Seabiscuit."
The newspaper reported that Driver said she and a photographer friend hoped to make a documentary or perhaps write a book about the experience. She said she hoped her effort would help improve pay and working conditions for those in poor nations.
"We in Britain and the Western world fuel the problem every time we buy clothes from any one of the major manufacturers which make goods in the third world using cheap labor," Driver said.
The newspaper did not specify where she planned to work in Cambodia, when she would begin or how long she would stay.
Driver, 32, earned an Oscar nomination for her role in "Good Will Hunting." She has appeared in films including "Grosse Point Blank," "Return to Me," and "Hope Springs."
