This week, the Model Alliance community came together to celebrate the passage of the #FashionWorkersAct, our signature law that will establish essential rights and protections for models working in New York's fashion industry beginning this June.

We invited members of our Worker Council to reflect on their journey campaigning for the #FashionWorkersAct — and to share what they hope it will mean for the future. Video by Shaina Danziger

We spoke with @theguardian.com yesterday about how the forthcoming protections under the #FashionWorkersAct couldn't be more timely in light of H&M's plans to use AI "digital twins" of real models. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

On Friday, we spoke with @nytimes.com about our concerns with H&M's plans to create AI digital twins for their marketing campaigns and how our signature law, the #FashionWorkersAct, will give models greater control over their careers once it takes effect in June. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/t...

We stand with the 1,000+ garment workers across South and Southeast Asia who are courageously showing their faces for the first time to demand the pay and recognition they deserve from Nike. #SeeUsNike

Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay! We’re celebrating our community of mainly young, immigrant women and girls who are courageously organizing for safer and more dignified working conditions across fashion’s supply chain – and invite you to take action:

Last week, our ED Sara Ziff delivered the keynote address at the Federal Bar Association’s Fashion Law Conference, hosted at Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP in NYC.

We joined Congressman @khanna.house.gov and reps from Google, Meta, @seiu.org and @sagaftra.org, among others, for a discussion hosted by our partner @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social in Silicon Valley about the impact of AI on the future of work. Photo courtesy of Omidyar

This #NYFW is the last show season models will go without basic labor rights. In June 2025, the #FashionWorkersAct will bring crucial protections to models working in New York’s fashion industry. Download our explainer of the law and subscribe to our newsletter for updates: modelalliance.org/fwa