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| Thread ID: 146674 | 2018-10-21 08:02:00 | An ethical dilemma | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1454653 | 2018-10-21 08:02:00 | On Friday I bought two check work shirts from Postie+. They were $12 each - what a bargain! I was pleased with myself, but then I started to think. Once you take off Postie's profit, shipping costs, costs of production etc, it means that some poor children (quite possibly) in China and Bangladesh are working for almost nothing to produce these articles for me, a comparatively wealthy "westerner". And then there is whoever is producing the cotton for the material - they must be getting even less. I'll be keeping these shirts as I have now paid for them, but I think in future I will look for clothing that has a greater sense of ethical dealing behind it. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454654 | 2018-10-21 08:39:00 | You probably have a point, but in reality, The main reason for the cheapness is the volume of production. The production line is undoubtedly running at many thousands of items at one time - not individually by real people. I still don't doubt that the workers are being paid peanuts. |
Woody (710) | ||
| 1454655 | 2018-10-21 08:44:00 | You probably have a point, but in reality, The main reason for the cheapness is the volume of production. The production line is undoubtedly running at many thousands of items at one time - not individually by real people. I still don't doubt that the workers are being paid peanuts.Sure, volume brings down the unit cost, but I don't believe it is the "main" reason. If an item sells for $12 here, even if costs are spread over thousands of units the amount going to the workers must be microscopic. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454656 | 2018-10-21 09:21:00 | And if the same shirt in hallensteins cost $50, do you think the worker gets paid more? | plod (107) | ||
| 1454657 | 2018-10-21 17:48:00 | The workers may be paid peanuts but they like that better than no job and no pay at all. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1454658 | 2018-10-21 18:26:00 | Probably not; it's just not so overt. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454659 | 2018-10-21 18:27:00 | The workers may be paid peanuts but they like that better than no job and no pay at all.That's a very weak justification for exploitation. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454660 | 2018-10-21 18:36:00 | t some poor children (quite possibly) in China and Bangladesh are working for almost nothing to produce these articles for me,. And sometimes it's adults, and the pittance they get is not quite as bad as it sounds cause their cost of living is less. And, if you pay $100 for a shirt, it has STILL been made in a chinese (or indian) factory, the difference is the designers/retailers are the ones making more money from it. And: www.voanews.com |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1454661 | 2018-10-21 18:50:00 | Ethics aside (child labour issues), a common practice in retail is to offer loss leaders, and I'm guessing your $12 shirts were one. Loss leader? A loss leader is a product or service that is offered at a price that is not profitable, but is sold or offered in order to attract new customers or to sell additional products and services to those customers. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1454662 | 2018-10-21 19:59:00 | You could find your $12 shirts on alibaba for less Just yesterday heard of Rebel Sports sales and this stood out www.rebelsport.co.nz Probably from the same factory www.thewarehouse.co.nz |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
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