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Originally Posted by SkyDream
Sorry to say but if you worry about working conditions you shouldn't buy most electronic products since they are mostly manufactured in asia. No apple or ibm or Fusi or hp or whatever.
You shouldn't buy most clothes. Most of them are also manufactured in asia.
You shouldn't buy most toys as mayn of them are also manufactured in asia.
And there are many other things too. Every thought about how diamonds are scratched from earth in africa or some metals ? Really bad working conditions.
Base problem is that "The Market" requires low prices as customers are not willing to pay high prices when there are companies offering the same product for less. And when it comes to prices you can't beat the east.
I'm sorry about that but i think it's the truth.  |
So because one can't avoid buying products of exploitation entirely, one should not avoid it as much as possible? That's just an excuse for moral turpitude. The correct attitude should be to acquire those things that one needs in the least injurious manner possible and to leave off those things that one doesn't need if acquiring them involves economically supporting exploitation. As far as food and clothing are concerned: a. there are still plenty of items within these categories that are still made in the west and thus subject to decent labor laws and b. there are increasingly larger numbers of products available that are obtained via "fair trade" whereby independent producers get paid a decent rate for their wears. There are options available, even for eReaders. The PRS-900 (Sony Daily Edition) is made in Japan, for example. There are still plenty of electronics made in South Korea, as well.
Luqman