Primark child abour shocker

pablo · by **pablo** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:11 am

anything as cheap as primark is going to be exploiting people, well your cheap shit is being made by kids in refugee camps.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/india.humanrights

hatemale · by **hatemale** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:46 am

The problem is, everyone who shops there already knows that someone has been exploited to make the garments.
It just I cant see how people can rationlise gaining a bargain over slavery and exploation of adults and children in the third world. Is it easier because of distance or does it come down to the old phrase 'If they didn't do this they would be worse off'.
I think that we have a responsability to all people to think about what it is we truly gain and what part of our humanity we lose from the flippant decisions of what we wear.
I would like to be free of this guilt as I find it difficult to buy ethically (because of cost and because all companies use this policy) but I still try to find the solutions and not just disregard the impact of wearing cheap clothing.

chockablock · by **chockablock** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:43 pm

primark have always had loads of criticisms on sweat shops, but this is the most irrefutable evidence i've seen for a long time (even if they did move swiftly). which is a shame, cos i love a bargain but i guess i won't be going back (esp as marksies sell cotton t's for 3.50 anyway)

The Yak · by **The Yak** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:25 am

I only take ethical charlie from my local free trade dealer.

pablo · by **pablo** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:25 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Yak
 I only take ethical charlie from my local free trade dealer.
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nothing more free trade than the old lemon and barley...

molyneux · by **molyneux** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:57 am

I read that yesterday

Shocking stuff it was too

The Yak · by **The Yak** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:54 am

You must be joking!

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pablo
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Yak
 I only take ethical charlie from my local free trade dealer.
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nothing more free trade than the old lemon and barley...
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pablo · by **pablo** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:56 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Yak
 You must be joking!

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pablo
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Yak
 I only take ethical charlie from my local free trade dealer.
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nothing more free trade than the old lemon and barley...
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ethical as fuck

magill · by **magill** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:31 pm

primark are an easy target though, cos generally it's a place where people on a low income shop. pretty much all high street clothing are made by 2 year olds on £2 a year. you'll get dickheads feeling great about themselves cos they don't shop in primark but have nike trainers or summit.

composeur · by **composeur** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:07 pm

Hang on a minute, if we was all true hippies non of us would look 'cool'. if you get a nice pair of 'sneakers' there's a high chance they were made in china, made in indonesia, made in korea with cheap labour per se. so next time you look in the mirror, you may want to look where it was made. never mind what yer sellin, it's what yer buyin. go on, get some sad hippy hemp shoes. hypocrites the lot of us. 99% damn hypokrits

death_of_the_suburban · by **death_of_the_suburban** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:44 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by composeur
 Hang on a minute, if we was all true hippies non of us would look 'cool'. if you get a nice pair of 'sneakers' there's a high chance they were made in china, made in indonesia, made in korea with cheap labour per se. so next time you look in the mirror, you may want to look where it was made. never mind what yer sellin, it's what yer buyin. go on, get some sad hippy hemp shoes. hypocrites the lot of us. 99% damn hypokrits 
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Fucking hell, a coherent post with grammar and spelling and everything. And a fugazi quote to boot.

I'm beginning to like you.

The Yak · by **The Yak** on Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:53 am

He's talking sense too.

SmellyTrabs · by **SmellyTrabs** on Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:24 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLEK0UZH4cs

composeur · by **composeur** on Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:57 pm

mattas, fruit stalls, ok who makes shoes, i'll spend a ton, over the odds if you get me a pair of shoes that someone has made and no-one was enslaved, it's a deal folks!. i think i need to spend my money in local shops that support the local economy. it's really hard though when you need adidas trabs innit?

who said there's no excuse for bad footwear?

sheepy · by **sheepy** on Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:09 am

I don't care enough about where things i buy come from. if anyone does, dont moan..go out and DO something about it.

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