Australian fast-fashion companies are employing workers who are engaged in a “system of entrenched exploitation,” in countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam. According to Oxfam Australia, nine out of 10 workers who make clothing for fast-fashion companies are unable to earn a living wage. This means that they are often unable to afford food and medical care, some workers are unable to live with their children because they cannot pay for childcare. Recently, Australia became the second country to adopt an anti-slavery law, which allegedly worsened the conditions for garment workers because the policy encouraged garment company owners to decrease wages in order to remain competitive.
See "Workers making clothes for Australian fashion firms can't make ends meet: study", Beh Lih Yi & Naimul Karim, Reuters, February 25, 2019