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Old 12-09-2012, 08:26 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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This factory was not used exclusively by Walmart. And don't think that this is the only factory in Bangladesh that operates like this.

But the faux outrage only happens when tragedy hits the press and stories like this come out.
It will die down and you'll all go back to buying your clothes and searching for the cheap price.

Bangladesh Factory Fire: Disney, Sears Used Factory In Blaze That Killed More Than 100 Workers
Among the items discovered: children's shorts with Wal-Mart's Faded Glory label, hooded sweaters marked "Disney Pixar," shorts with hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE tag, and sweaters from the French company Teddy Smith and the Scottish company Edinburgh Woollen Mill. Sears was among the companies listed in the account books.
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Old 12-09-2012, 10:18 AM
 
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It appears the left will have to boycott Disney, Puff Daddy, Teddy Smith, Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Sears now. That will show em.
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Old 12-09-2012, 10:29 AM
 
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It appears the left will have to boycott Disney, Puff Daddy, Teddy Smith, Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Sears now. That will show em.
Some jobs just cannot be outsourced so easily. Wal-Mart still needs people to stock warehouses and serve customers.
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Old 07-29-2013, 10:35 PM
 
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and if they met safety requirements the price of Walmart goods would escalate and they would no longer do business with them.

Walmart isn't overseas to save the world, it's about profits derived from cheap labor and poor working conditions.
Way to go Walmart! I for one will never shop there.
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Old 07-29-2013, 10:38 PM
 
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Just remember, once they have established substandard working conditions overseas the ONLY way we'll ever see those jobs back in this country is when they can have substandard working conditions here. Everything isn't about "profits".

The forefathers of the guys you defend saw nothing wrong with this picture. I do.


Many of the posters on here can't find anything wrong with this picture. They're like....confused...
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Old 07-29-2013, 10:41 PM
 
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This factory was not used exclusively by Walmart. And don't think that this is the only factory in Bangladesh that operates like this.

But the faux outrage only happens when tragedy hits the press and stories like this come out.
It will die down and you'll all go back to buying your clothes and searching for the cheap price.

Bangladesh Factory Fire: Disney, Sears Used Factory In Blaze That Killed More Than 100 Workers
Among the items discovered: children's shorts with Wal-Mart's Faded Glory label, hooded sweaters marked "Disney Pixar," shorts with hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE tag, and sweaters from the French company Teddy Smith and the Scottish company Edinburgh Woollen Mill. Sears was among the companies listed in the account books.
The death toll from the garment factory building in Bangladesh in May of 2013 caused 1,127 deaths.

It's not about price of goods, it's about lives. I don't want anyone to die making me a stupid T-shirt.
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