Sweatshop labor: good deal or not for you

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    I just took a survey and one of the questions were:

    Is the use of non-sweatshop labour important in your purchasing decision?

    I’m just curious how many people this is important to. Would you buy products from a company that is using children in some third world country and paying them $.05 a day? What if the product you are purchasing is significantly cheaper then the competition that doesn’t use sweatshop labor?
     
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  2. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    Doesn't matter to me.

    Obviously I'd prefer to buy stuff that wasn't made in a sweatshop but I'm too lazy to REALLY care.

    Besides, $.05 is better than $.00! ;)
     
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    I don't really check or even think about it.

    But for the price issue. You get what you pay for. If it costs less there has to be some sort of reason.
     
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    I'm a fairly un-informed consumer so don't know what companies do what, but would buy a more expensive product over one produced by a company that uses sweatshop or child labor.
     
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    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    Sweatshop labor doesn't translate into cheaper goods for us.

    Often times the companies running the sweatshops are not "passing the savings" along to the consumer.
     
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  6. Hodgedup

    Hodgedup Notable Member

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    I would buy from a company that did though. If they had commercials like "Hey how would you like a great pair of running shoes for only $5? Well we use cheap overseas factories full of small children to hand make all of our products and we're passing the savings along to you."
     
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    someone like nike just adds more to the price instead of lowering it.
     
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    They have to add a little so when they get caught they can pay the legal and PR spin teams
     
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    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    OT- :D

    I found this list as I was looking for sweatshop info.


    ------------------------------------------------------------
    2004 Top 10 Most Highly Paid CEOs:

    Yahoo Inc. Terry S. Semel $109,301,385
    Coach Inc. Lew Frankfort $64,918,520
    XTO Energy Inc. Bob R. Simpson $62,141,981
    United Health Group Inc. William W. McGuire $58,784,102
    Viacom Inc. Summer M. Redstone $56,017,985
    TXU Corp. John C. Wilder $54,960,893
    Countrywide Financial Corp. Angelo R. Mozilo $52,993,637
    Occidental Petroleum Ray R. Irani $52,648,142
    KB Home Bruce Karatz $47,288,228
    Gateway Inc. Wayne R. Inouye $46,338,744
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    Hopefully I'll be on the list for 2005. I blieve I was #12 or #13 last year. :p
     
    Crazy_Rob, Sep 30, 2005 IP