Every time we shop for cheap buys at the departmental stores, did you ever stop to think “How can they sell it this cheap? A shirt for $5? What do the workers earn, and do they even make profit?”
Well, the truth is that on the manufacturing side, the ugly side has been unveiled in the recent years. Issues of workers being poorly treated, not being paid decent wages that is necessary for survival, with terrible living conditions, and even children working in sweatshops has been highlighted in recent years. Just because these companies outsource their production to third world countries, it does not mean that they have the right to exploit them as they, like everyone of us, have families to feed. I find that this is very unethical of businesses and I’m glad that this issue has been highlighted because this means that more people will be aware of these situations and companies will be forced to take action if not when word spreads, consumers will be skeptical about buying their goods after knowing how the piece of clothing is made.
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