#exploitative labor

[jadeblueafterglow]

this girl i know just said "I don't belive in exploitative labor unless you're in prison for life then I think you should work for the prisons for free"

that's slavery! you believe in slavery. and you are not ashamed to admit it, when you should be

[shahirakamalcustom]

DY(E)ING IN TIRUPUR

Ah, India. Still groovy, still exploited. That bright skirt or pair of pantaloons with the extensive embroidery nestling little mirrors on the fabric surface sometimes seen in western open air markets might look like they buck the status quo of illegal labor broker practices operating across Asia behind a multinational corporate haze, but if you look again, you may be surprised. In 2010 NGO Verité published online the results of an extensive research and advocacy initiative, describing in detail the questionable actions of the garment/textile industry in two regions of India: Tirupur in the southeast, and the region surrounding the capital, Delhi, in the north. Accounts of the industry’s role in exploiting cultural norms such as poverty, lack of oversight and accountability, and bribery, serve to implicate it in propagating the bonded labor of men, women, and children – including connections to human trafficking and the sex trade.  An article on Tirupur district’s website lists some of the major brands that source from Tirupur, as of 2009. Most of the ready-made garments on offer at most shops, low- to high-end, may be cheap for us to buy, but they often come at tremendous physical, emotional, psychological and financial cost to others. 

Please consider buying locally designed and produced garments. Best to buy Indian in India (the trip of a lifetime), and enjoy seeking out and collaborating with your own hometown's friendly local apparel designers. I guarantee you'll feel warm and fuzzy. Unless the garment is backless, in which case you'll feel cool and sexy.