Williams.Unethical Labor in Factories by mara w

(Ross)

somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 16:48:26 UTC

"The fast fashion industry employs approximately 75 million factory workers worldwide. Of those workers it is estimated that less than 2% of them make a living wage."

(Ross)

somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 16:50:01 UTC

"In 2014 the average person bought 60% more clothing than in the year 2000, however, they kept each item of clothing only half as long. This can largely be attributed to the rise of fast fashion, micro-trends, and the cheap and exploitative labor that makes it possible. "

(Fuchs)

somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 16:53:21 UTC

"These companies rely on inhumane working conditions and low-quality materials during production to offer such low costs. Fast fashion is a cycle of poorly made items being replaced by more poorly made items."

(Fuchs)

somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 16:55:17 UTC

"After a trend has diminished in social media many fast fashion clothing trends can be seen at thrift stores."

(Crane)

somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 17:00:44 UTC

"The decision to adopt slavery practices can be understood in terms of perceived economic rationality within a niche environment despite broader institutional beliefs about its irrationality."

(Crane)

somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 17:01:11 UTC

"That is in unpleasant or illegal industries, slavery is prompted by an opportunity to substantially grow the market by lowering prices to levels at which wage levels decrease and voluntary labor leaves the market."

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somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 17:03:06 UTC

One quote talks about how, by selling cheap and poorly made clothes and products, they are able to sell them for cheap, thus paying workers less than they should. And the other states that it is easier to just lower the prices of clothes so the workers just get paid less.

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somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-28 17:07:41 UTC

The quote from Crane explains why a factory would adopt a slavery type system so they can pay the workers little to none for hard labor.

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somarawilliams12 — 2024-10-29 17:07:54 UTC

Both of these quotes can emphasize the growth of trends and the fall of them as well. Many consumers see a trend blowing up on social media, and they will actively go and try to find the clothes for cheap, usually on Shein, and then once the clothes have served their purpose, they will discard them or sell them to a thrift store to get their money back.