I've heard arguments like: Well they are used to living like that. It's harder for us to understand their way of living. Right... Well, I think sleaping on floors, earning just enough money to survive and sending all your money to your family, wearing the same clothes forever sucks - INTERNATIONALLY. Not just in the rich countries.
Why doesn't anyone care? The most annoying part is that if we stop buying the unethical products, the poor workers wont get even the small ammount they get now! People leading countries should make unfairtrade illegal. But I guess it won't happen cause then WE would have to pay more for being fashionable. Well... pay more even if we aren't.
It's not just with clothes. It's the same sad story with everything. If we really wanted, there would be enough fairness for everybody but since we are so selfish things don't work out. Especially if you were born in the thirld world, which hardly anyone really cares about.
I'm pissed off! And it pisses me off that people who take this seriously are called fanatics, hippies, idealists etc. Is it ok that we actually have slaves? Would you like to be in the workers shoes? (Well if they have shoes that is...)
Fortunately one can make SOME ethical choises. There are ethical clothes, you can make a difference with. Yes, one person isn't that much but together we are many. I sound like John Lennon but I've truly made up my mind: I'm going to stand up for this and I'm not going to give in. It means that shopping (clothes) will be harder than ever but I want that every human being has equal rights.
Thread is an online magazine that has lots of good info about ethical fashion: http://www.bbc.co.uk/thread/about/. Yes, not everyone is interested in fashion. Life is more than the clothes we wear but we all need to wear something, so make sure what you are wearing is fair.
I'm serious!
The picture is BBC´s: http://www.rapanuiclothing.com/eco/ethical-fair-trade-clothing/child_labour.jpg
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It is not fair but life is not about fairness.
It could be. There are things that are out of our control but there are things that are in our control. And saying this isn't in our control, is a lie. Who's we, you ask? In my opinion it's everyone who w a n t s to make a difference.
It's a problem and you're right, if China and India didn't run sweat shops they wouldn't earn the little they do.Still it's unconscionable when companies like Nike use sweat shops then onsell for hundreds of dollars. I try to buy Australian as far as possible but it seems here almost everything is made in China.
It's just that... Like people really are interested in what they it. Organic is really in and people realize that if they want to sell their products, they have to be healthy. So maybe if people buy more fairtrade (from India or China) the unfairtrade would eventually have to stop. I don't know. I've not studied the subject further ^^
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