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"However, I think the OP being concerned about this is great, but you can't force change onto another culture nor should you" We can, however, stop buying prod
by betterunix 13y ago
"However, I think the OP being concerned about this is great, but you can't force change onto another culture nor should you"
We can, however, stop buying products made in such dangerous factories, and make it clear why we are doing so. Why should we demand that factories in this country adhere to certain safety standards, then buy cheap goods from factories in other countries that do not adhere to the same standards?
- icebraining 13y agoWe can, however, stop buying products made in such dangerous factories How do you know what factories are dangerous?
- jacquesm 13y agoRegular inspections and certification.
- icebraining 13y agoAnd how do western consumers get those done?
- jacquesm 13y agoBy demanding that western companies contracting work out in 3rd world countries get them done.
- bargl 13y agoMy only problem with this idea is that by doing this we could stifle the progress that they are making at the cost of our own desire to push our ideals on them. Yes they need safety regulations, but that really does need to come from the Chinese workers. We should help them make those demands if they want but we shouldn't force it on them. I.E. Opening a site where workers can Chinese workers can complain about their working conditions (ratings) which then propagates those ratings to the products. We would use the product reference as a guide. But to force that upon them, in my mind, is wrong. It's hard to find the line between empowerment and external control. This is an issue many Americans had when donating to Haiti. They'd try to give an American fix and it didn't work because that's not what Haitians wanted or needed.