The fashion industry looks very glamorous and fun from the outside; however, the job is only getting difficult for the models. Recently, a model took to her social media handle to talk about the pathetic condition of models in terms of payments and long working hours. In the video, she also urged the young models to take a stand for themselves and ask for payments that match their level of work in the industry. Read on to know more about it.
What Did The Model Say?
In an Instagram video, a model named Roshni Sharma raised some very important discussions around the low pay of models and the kind of work they are expected to do in exchange for peanuts. In the video, the model said that the payments were just going down each day, to a level that one could not even accept. Talking about fashion week, she said that models were made to 3-4 shows per day in just a budget 15-20k and were expected to work for 12 hours a day. She also revealed that the models had to pay for their travel and stay in the particular city.
Roshni further added that the pay for pool models during fashion week was around 40k per day. Further elaborating on the same, she urged the models to not shy away from demanding the budget that matched their experience, and dedication towards their work. She asked the models to not be exploited and demand the ‘right’ rate for their work. See the video here.
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Well, what do you think about it?
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