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All the retailers use these same factories. Shein just skips the middleman making the fat margin.
Instead of blaming the consumer, blame the retailers and middleman who made this level of quality and working conditions the standard over the last few decades.
Obviously the people running the sweatshops are most at fault but let’s still encourage people to avoid buying these types of products. When I hear people say the consumer’s the least to blame, it sounds like the average person doesn’t have to play a role in doing what’s right too
When all other options are removed by market forces, the consumer role is diminished.
We used to have lots of choices for quality clothing at multiple retailers. I have shirts I inherited that are 30 years old that are in better condition than ones I bought last year.
The the retailers decided they wanted to make more margin by reducing the quality of the product, while keeping the price the same. They then pushed their suppliers to provide cheaper and cheaper products. At that point, when price is the driving factor, the quality manufactorers are outcompeted by the sweatshops.
The retailers and major clothing brands made those decisions by removing the quality products.
This corporate obsession with profit over all other concerns creates those toxic work environments.
Shein reveals child labour cases at suppliers
And that's the ones they "found" I'm sure there are significant human rights violations going on
And either way, it's a gross company supporting unsustainable practices.
Ahh yea, blame the middle man for china’s lack of support for the working class.
Both are wrong, one enables the demand, the other enables the supply.
The consumer is the least at fault, but keeps getting blamed to divert from the role of middlemen, who silently go unnoticed.
Well, depose some middlemen.