I walked into Brooklyn Industries yesterday afternoon with my daughter in tow, hoping to buy her a new winter coat. I wasn't sure theyWelcome to monclerouterwear In Nyc on Facebook.'d have outwear for children, but I was sure that if they did, it would be "Made in the USA," right here in good old Brooklyn, NY. Boy was I wrong.
When my daughter and I got over to the women's section, I saw that there were no coats for kids, and that the adult-sized jackets said "Made in China" on the tag. The Brooklyn Industries tag. So much for "Live Work Create," I thought.I am a bit confused about purchasing my next replicauhrenwatches through a website.
My daughter already knows how I feel about the fact that it's virtually impossible for the average person to buy goods that aren't made in China, so I jokingly leaned over to her and said, "Look! This may have been made by a child your age!" The woman next to me chuckled,You can find all the vuittonhandbags you need here. and the rest of the shoppers in the store began to take note of all the tags. Made in China, Made in China,I had to say that the news of bestledlighte promotion. Made in China.
I asked the guy working behind the counter if the "handmade" bags Brooklyn Industries is known for were made in the USA. I thought for sure at least the bags were sewn in Brooklyn. Nope! Turns out, they're made in China, too. (For the record, I bought one as a Christmas gift to myself. They have a lifetime guarantee!)
I filled out a comment card describing the disappointment I felt when I realized that products being marketed as locally created were actually made in a land far, far away. I wonder if the company will respond. This Bloomberg Businessweek profile of owner Lexy Funk indicates that Brooklyn Industries bags used to be made in Williamsburg, but Funk decided to outsource to China after "doing her homework" on "labor disputes, exchange-rate inequities, and human rights abuses.pradahandbags English dubbed anime online." She closed her Williamsburg factory in 2001.
Bloomberg Markets published another fashion industry expose (on Bloomberg.com today), revealing that even clothing made of "pesticide-free, 100% rain-fed cotton" hailed as "good for women" is created through the use of child labor. Case in point? Panties sold at Victoria's Secret.
When my daughter and I got over to the women's section, I saw that there were no coats for kids, and that the adult-sized jackets said "Made in China" on the tag. The Brooklyn Industries tag. So much for "Live Work Create," I thought.I am a bit confused about purchasing my next replicauhrenwatches through a website.
My daughter already knows how I feel about the fact that it's virtually impossible for the average person to buy goods that aren't made in China, so I jokingly leaned over to her and said, "Look! This may have been made by a child your age!" The woman next to me chuckled,You can find all the vuittonhandbags you need here. and the rest of the shoppers in the store began to take note of all the tags. Made in China, Made in China,I had to say that the news of bestledlighte promotion. Made in China.
I asked the guy working behind the counter if the "handmade" bags Brooklyn Industries is known for were made in the USA. I thought for sure at least the bags were sewn in Brooklyn. Nope! Turns out, they're made in China, too. (For the record, I bought one as a Christmas gift to myself. They have a lifetime guarantee!)
I filled out a comment card describing the disappointment I felt when I realized that products being marketed as locally created were actually made in a land far, far away. I wonder if the company will respond. This Bloomberg Businessweek profile of owner Lexy Funk indicates that Brooklyn Industries bags used to be made in Williamsburg, but Funk decided to outsource to China after "doing her homework" on "labor disputes, exchange-rate inequities, and human rights abuses.pradahandbags English dubbed anime online." She closed her Williamsburg factory in 2001.
Bloomberg Markets published another fashion industry expose (on Bloomberg.com today), revealing that even clothing made of "pesticide-free, 100% rain-fed cotton" hailed as "good for women" is created through the use of child labor. Case in point? Panties sold at Victoria's Secret.
Following its own investigation of the claims made by Bloomberg, Fairtrade International released its response yesterday.
回复删除It can be found on the front page of http://www.fairtrade.net (or directly at http://www.bit.ly/FIBlmbgResp). In particular, it refutes the claims that the person featured in the articles was involved in cotton production at all (Fairtrade certified or otherwise) and that she was under the age of 18. It also raises serious concerns regarding the journalist’s methods.
Nevertheless, it should be noted that no system can guarantee that a product is 100% child labour free. However, the Fairtrade system has standards against it, an audit-based monitoring system to catch it if it occurs, and clear protocols on what to do if it does that focus first on the safety of any at-risk children and second on mitigating the risk of it happening again.
Michael Zelmer
Fairtrade Canada