The social impact for ethical fashion - Ethical Fashion SOURCE Network2024-03-28T15:43:35Zhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/forum/topics/the-social-impact-for-ethical?commentId=2622461%3AComment%3A28263&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAbout the human side of ethic…tag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2009-10-20:2622461:Comment:282632009-10-20T08:17:03.855ZVeganline.comhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/Veganlinecom
About the human side of ethical fashion:<br />
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I think it can be a distraction from the need for fast-developing countries to introduce universal healthcare, education and pensions. I don't know the figures, but think that there are far-eastern economies growing at 5-10% a year, with the more industrial parts of China and India growing far faster. When we buy ethical clothes in the west, there is often a picture of smiling workers in a village but the picture doesn't show the Holiday Inn where NGO…
About the human side of ethical fashion:<br />
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I think it can be a distraction from the need for fast-developing countries to introduce universal healthcare, education and pensions. I don't know the figures, but think that there are far-eastern economies growing at 5-10% a year, with the more industrial parts of China and India growing far faster. When we buy ethical clothes in the west, there is often a picture of smiling workers in a village but the picture doesn't show the Holiday Inn where NGO visitors meet local government officials or the Mercedez parked outside. Most of the activity is very useful but I think there needs to be a general tariff on un-ethical clothes rather than an effort to by just the ethical ones.<br />
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Another problem is that UK chain stores often to buy from China where ethical claims can't be substantiated. A claim that the company is using organic cotton or is a member of the Ethical Trade Organisation can be a distraction from the fact that they don't buy in Slovakia or India where there's more transparency (in Slovakia there's even a welfare state).<br />
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Maybe, one day, all will become clear!