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Ethical Consumption, Talk about the good work of consumers who make choices based on the sustainability of supply chains, along with the companies that respond to these ethical demands. | 26058 Followers  |
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 Ethical fashion is all about people and the environment. It can be considered the perfect mix of fair trade and ethical standards used for producing clothes. Consumers need to understand the interrelation between fair trade clothing and ethical clothing in order to make an informed decision.Ethical clothing refers to the production methods that consider basic labor rights on an international as well as local level. It is about workers, especially children who are employed in sweatshops for producing raw materials and sewing clothes. When you switch to ethical clothing, you will not only support the sweatshop-free movement but also ensure that the poor raw material producers in developing countries are not exploited by large corporations. There are strong chances that the clothes you are wearing right now have been sewn by a poor child in some corner of the world. But the big question is - Are they getting proper wages? Is the working condition in those factories suitable for them to work? The concept of ethical clothing addresses such issues that are maybe as old as the clothing industry itself. It supports the basic needs of workers in sweatshops such as insurance options and maternity leaves. Fair trade clothing is interrelated to ethical clothing standards. It is associated with the use of environment friendly production methods and organic materials for making clothes. Where ethical standards protect the rights of underpaid and overworked labors employed in sweatshop, fair trade standards are focused on protecting the environment from the use of harmful chemicals and production methods. Every year approximately 20,000 people die with the use of pesticides in cotton fields in developing countries. But fair trade clothes are made from organic cotton that has been grown in a sustainable manner. Ethical fashion is all set to become the "in" trend for conscious consumers who want to enjoy guilty-free clothing. |
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Lindsey Moore 20 October 2009 my favorite ethical fashion: http://jm.ly/UfMvsc
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