By: piny
…I see. So you don’t want to work for poverty wages because you either wouldn’t be able to use your degree skills or wouldn’t be able to pay off your loans. Otherwise, bring on the piecework! This is...
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I think it was sort of alluded to, in passing, once above. I don’t know if we have those stores in my country, actually. I think I read something about Forever 21 carrying small plus sizes, but I could...
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Yes, but so what? So what if these sweatshop jobs pay better than agricultural jobs? (And for fuck’s sake, don’t pretend that agricultural labor conditions got that way by accident.) Better is not the...
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That’s a ridiculous argument. It’s like saying that I can’t vote for increased minimum wage laws in the service sector and for better working conditions in the agricultural sector.
View ArticleBy: samanthab.
No, South Korea , as I said, has for sometime had very low income inequality. It built its economy the same way we did, through WPA-style government investments. It just absurd to argue that the...
View ArticleBy: samanthab.
Yeah, it’s almost like we’ve read enough to know that there is no such thing as a free market. And if there were, it most certainly would not be in China.
View ArticleBy: matlun
No, South Korea , as I said, has for sometime had very low income inequality. Pretty low, anyway. About the same level as Europe (better than some countries, worse than some). It’s been proven 10 000...
View ArticleBy: Drahill
I’m still trying to work my head around how one can get any change in the sweatshop sector if any attempt to do so can’t result in witholding business. Let’s say this: I want to see sweatshops reformed...
View ArticleBy: Tim
Yeah, Beatrice, totally this. It started out early on with “living wages for people of color = racism” and then got even weirder. Some of these commenters sound like they’re cribbing from The Complete...
View ArticleBy: Au Contraire
For anyone who might be interested and doesn’t already know…the Clean Clothes Campaign is an organization that works to improve working conditions globally for workers in the garment industry. Their...
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[...] that Land’s End made some nice plus size clothing, including this lovely sequined skirt? -The real cost of your clothing. -Smart internet shopping for style lovers. -This plus size Australian...
View ArticleBy: Stella
You cant blaim the companies. The change needs to happen in the countries of production. If Adidas does not produce cheaply in China or India, somebody else will. The same developments that happened...
View ArticleBy: Stella
What country are you talking about? I dont see too many plus sized people where I live.
View ArticleBy: Lolagirl
What country are you talking about? I dont see too many plus sized people where I live. This is a joke, right? Please, someone, tell me she’s not actually being serious…
View ArticleBy: EG
You cant blaim the companies. Yes, actually, I can. The people who make decisions for companies are perfectly capable of considering the impact of those decisions on the people who work for them. They...
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