Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Made In China

I personally prefer to pay more to buy things ethically produced. I know that workers in AUS, usa, Canada uk etc will get at least reasonable pay, have some kind of workers rights, and standard conditions. When companies claim "made responsibly in china" I some how doubt that. In what way is this so? what are the workers paid ? do they have any workers rights? sick leave? maternity leave? etc. If the companies selling these products made in developing countries, I would rather they described exactly what the workers conditions are, how they can verify this, and how often they check. I like many stores because of their environmental ethic, but personally I am convinced that a social and community ethic is intertwined with environment. And I am prepared to pay more for environmental products, because that is my way of voting with my dollar for a sustainable economy. But I do not want my money to support the business of keeping people in paid poverty.