“Yeah, sure. Let’s open all our borders and compete with Indian sweatshops instead.” Another comment in the Guardian.
Has this commentator looked at the labels in his clothes lately to see
where they are made? Does he apply his noble principles and choose a £100
shirt rather than a £30 one of equivalent fit and quality?
Boycotting Indian clothes is the most effective way of perpetuating
sweatshop conditions in India. If there is a buoyant demand for Indian
clothes, Indian workers acquire the industrial muscle needed to enable
them to demand better pay and conditions. Can’t he see this?
The other side of the picture is that a supply of low cost clothes
means that consumers have money over to spend into the rest of the
economy of their own country. Why is this so difficult to understand?
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