150 Bangladesh garment factories shut, 11,000 workers charged (www.straitstimes.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 2023 01:32
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TonyToniToneOfficial@lemmy.ml on 12 Nov 2023 02:06 next collapse

The price of fast fashion. I buy all of my clothes either from a unionized manufacturer, or I buy used.

Fermion@feddit.nl on 12 Nov 2023 02:13 next collapse

An international minimum wage should be established and imports made without meeting that wage should have substantial tariffs.

Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 2023 03:48 next collapse

12,000 workers marching down to the prime minister’s house could start a new conversation.

Eat the rich.

constate368@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 2023 09:07 collapse

Better than eating them, redistribute their wealth to those who need it and make the ruling class the working class.

SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org on 12 Nov 2023 04:19 collapse

The garment industry there is fucked up. Workers are paid little to no wage to keep the exports dirt cheap. I’ve heard from my Bangladeshi friends that clothes are very expensive there. So much so, that for big events when you might wanna buy a lot of expensive clothes (like a wedding), it’s often cheaper to go to India and buy the clothes there. It’s the same clothes, manufactured in Bangladesh, but they sell for much cheaper in India.

constate368@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 2023 09:06 collapse

to keep the exports dirt cheap.

To maximize profit for the business owners*

SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org on 12 Nov 2023 09:11 collapse

Both, I’d say. The exports are dirt cheap, and the business owners still make a shit ton of money from it.

constate368@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 2023 09:13 collapse

Yeah, I’m trying to highlight how dirt cheap exports doesn’t necessarily mean dirt cheap products.

These guys get paid pennies, but shirts still cost dollars. Where does the rest go? Oh yeah.

Profits are up.