Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops
Primark is the second biggest clothing store in Britain it accounts for every £10 the British person spends £1 goes to Primark. There has been a explosion of sales in the fashion industry where the trend has been set fast throw away's offering cut price fashions.
But really what is the true cost of the £1.50 T shirts?
The BBC TV documentary' Blood sweat and Tshirts' alerted the nation of Primark's dirty deals with newly developing countries hidden camera reportings of child sweatshops in the slums and the working conditions were simply scandalous and it is a moral to have any human being working under these condition's. Hundreds of people protested outside Primarks Oxford Street store in London to the response that the store had been using child labour. As soon as these allegations were made Primark held there hands up and denied knowing anything to do with this atrocity. This is simply lies eighty hour weeks for 5p a hour, backbreaking work conditions and possibly forced overtime with threats of unemployment all courtesy of Primark.
But can you really afford to care? In the current economical situation Britain is in Primark is the solution for many families offering catwalk fashions on the high street. Cutting deals with these developing countries could make the situation worse Banglesdesh is a developing LEDC and relies on the exports for income although the conditions are appalling this is what keeps Banglesdesh alive.
Primark prices have now risen in stores maybe this is a sign that there code of conduct has been met? It claims it immediately removed the garments made in child sweat shops and annouced last week it had sacked three of its suppliers in India for breaking there code of conduct. The fashion industry needs to be more aware and do more to stop this unfairness we wouldn't let our children so why damage the future of a young child? Primarks silence could mean the truth behind where the garments are made.
