It seems every 6 years or some some ‘investigative reporter’ heads south of their respective country and reveals the human rights abuses behind so-and-so industry. Though, oddly I guess, more often than not it’s in reference to the clothing industry. Apparently one of the official Gap subcontractors subcontracted work out to another group that Gap had not approved. This unapproved group hired kids. But, this gets to the main issue with moving production from the 1st to the 3rd world; Where does blame fall?/Who’s responsibility is it to make sure these abuses don’t occur?/And who in a 3rd world country, where people are worrying about not getting killed and where to get their next meal, is going to be responsible for making sure everything is Kosher?
And then there was this whole Victoria’s Secret thing…
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