majestic_1
02-13-2006, 01:03 PM
Recently my mom read this article in a world vision magazine we got. It was about ethical consumption and slave labour. Basically it was how certain companies use slave labour in poor contries to produce the cheap clothing, footwear, game and even toys. The conditions are terrible. Absolutely appalling. The women and a lot of the time young children, who aren't in school because they need the money, are being paid in cents per hour. Not even in dollars. Not only that but the conditions are dangerous, what happens when someone gets hurt?? I doubt they get medical coverage! :( So, in the artical it said we could go on google and find websites that would allow us to avoid supporting companies that use child and slave labour. BUT... when i went on all i could find were sites that didn't have any real facts. Yes they told me how terrible the conditions were, and yes they said we could do something about it, but they didn't tell what companies and businesses to stay away from. Sadley all i could find were sites that most likey were set up the take advantage of people trying to do something right. How sad it that? Anyways what i would like to know, is does anyone have any ideas? Is anyone really good at searching the net, my skills are not the best. I really don't want to support this horrible thing. Any ideas??? Or opions???