RE: I am not a plastic bag
If you look at the clean up fashion site, TK Maxx came out poorly in the survey as well, however, they werent the only ones.
New Look and Tescoseemed to fair a bit better but there was much room for improvement there as well.
The fact is, most of the high street chains treat overseas workers very shoddily indeed.
Look at asda, a great recycle drive on at the moment, they are selling a jute bag with a great big fairtrade stamp on it, choose to reuse and they are one of the worst offenders when it comes to overseas conditions.
I had mentioned on another post, a lot of the large supermarkets are jumping on the recycle and fairtrade bandwagon but their own clothes ranges are made in sweatshops.
I do think its a case of writing to stores asking for more fairtrade stuff but there are links on that site also to send messages to the factory owners to improve conditions and also email the stores such as Asda, Primark and others asking what they are going to do to improve overseas workers conditions.
I used to eat free range eggs as well before I discovered that the hens are still gassed to death when they are 12 months old, but I appreciate your point, its only when we get motivated about stuff like this changes happen.
I buy a lot of ethical stuff online but I am going to start campaigning to get supermarkets to sit up and take notice on the clothing issue and I am sure a few friends and family will also do the same.
Its very easy to buy clothes and then wonder whether someone is being exploited when you read about it later but for me, Im going to try my best to change where I shop until conditions improve.
RE: I am not a plastic bag
I think the bags from TK Maxx were labelled as fair trade when we bought them. It might even say it on the side of them, I'll have to go and look. If I remember I'll come back and post later the results....
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RE: I am not a plastic bag
Thats good, but the thing is and I'm sure you'll agree, these large supermarkets, the range of fairtrade goods is mininal at the moment and especially places like asda, who are trying to expand their fairtrade goods, but their own clothes ranges are made in sweatshops.
They could be doing so much more and that just shows it.
If you get the chance to look at the link above, do so, it makes very interesting reading.
RE: I am not a plastic bag
Thanks a lot for this link chrystaltherapy.
I clickt strait H&M and the Bangladesh article because thats whats on most of the lables in my tops[&:]
I defenately want to change that!!!!
Thank you for bringing awarenes to this.
And - one more point! - we should all be asking ourselves if we really need all this stuff before we buy it
I think you are totally right janewriting. I needed (meaning material stuff) less and less over the years..what a liberation!! When I look around me shopping seems to be the new religion.
it keeps someone in employment!
Tendarah, probably thats what many people think, sadly....or they are like I was just thinking ..ahhh thats nice and cheap..leaving no place for other thoughts like..why is it so cheap...[:-]
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RE: I am not a plastic bag
If anyone reads the pdf file regarding the questions that all large clothing producers should be asked, its on the link I gave, I found it very thought provoking and interesting.
I have probably posted this link before but [link= http://www.naturalcollection.com ]www.naturalcollection.com[/link], they sell organic clothes, fairtrade and veggie and vegan beauty products, they always have a sale on, they deliver really quickly and for every purchase made a donation goes to charity.
That site has gone a long way to showing me that ethical shopping can be funky, cheap and fun.
People also get a fair wage for a fair days work.