Cheap decorations this year?
Spare a thought for these poor souls:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddes...as-decorations Still, could be worse, they could be making iPhones. |
Yes makes you realise what a fragile thread we cling to in this life
Well most of us. I haven't indulged in any fresh tat at all this year I'm afraid :o |
Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11586732)
Yes makes you realise what a fragile thread we cling to in this life
Well most of us. I haven't indulged in any fresh tat at all this year I'm afraid :o |
Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11586732)
I haven't indulged in any fresh tat at all this year I'm afraid :o
I started to buy a real Christmas tree a few years ago. One day, the piney smell of it made my breathing so uneasy that I had to chuck it out. By then, all days of Christmas were officially over, so no regrets, they only hurt. I now have a large plasticated Christmas tree. It always broke my heart to make my real Christmas tree homeless after selfishly 'using' it for the season anyway. Unfortunately my garden area didn't not allow me to plant each and everyone of them. In summary, I keep using my Christmas decs over and over every year. I find it a complete waste of money to buy the decs every year when you only use them for a month at the max per annum. I also see that those tinsels are going less and less bushy as the years pass. The 15-20 year old tinsels I have are superb quality and they're as thick as the elephant's trunk. The ones I see these days in shops are pathetically thin and tacky looking rat tails. Re. the core topic, good article by the Guardian. Good timing. |
Maybe slave labour to the guardian readers but in china it's actually creating jobs and a living wage which the reporter doesn't Mention
We have a place in Cebu phillipnes and we paid £3 a day for a builder and £2 for labourers Living wage is £15-£20 a week amd people still survive Although rents in rough /most parts of the cities are £20 a month sometimes you have 4/5 wage earners in the same house hold which share the costs of food so they all survive on a daily basis and continue having children If there was no low paid work in Asia. And other third world countries people would die of hunger Workers are not hard to get and people are lucky to get jobs even though they are long hours and hard work h+S isn't a priority over there amd unions are unheard of The reason of mass cheap production over there is the European countries want xmas decorations under a quid Fairtrade is a great policy for giving food producers an extra small percentage to reinvest but it will never spread to non food items ans there is too many factories in Asia chasing the product buyers from overseas who want the best price to satisfy the European market and greed of the shoppers |
Originally Posted by lordharding
(Post 11587909)
Maybe slave labour to the guardian readers but in china it's actually creating jobs and a living wage which the reporter doesn't Mention
We have a place in Cebu phillipnes and we paid £3 a day for a builder and £2 for labourers Living wage is £15-£20 a week amd people still survive Although rents in rough /most parts of the cities are £20 a month sometimes you have 4/5 wage earners in the same house hold which share the costs of food so they all survive on a daily basis and continue having children If there was no low paid work in Asia. And other third world countries people would die of hunger Workers are not hard to get and people are lucky to get jobs even though they are long hours and hard work h+S isn't a priority over there amd unions are unheard of The reason of mass cheap production over there is the European countries want xmas decorations under a quid Fairtrade is a great policy for giving food producers an extra small percentage to reinvest but it will never spread to non food items ans there is too many factories in Asia chasing the product buyers from overseas who want the best price to satisfy the European market and greed of the shoppers |
Originally Posted by warrenm2
(Post 11587958)
Don't let facts get in the way! Its capitalist exploitation of the poor if you don't mind!
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Originally Posted by lordharding
(Post 11587909)
Maybe slave labour to the guardian readers but in china it's actually creating jobs and a living wage which the reporter doesn't Mention
Fairtrade is a great policy for giving food producers an extra small percentage to reinvest but it will never spread to non food items ans there is too many factories in Asia chasing the product buyers from overseas who want the best price to satisfy the European market and greed of the shoppers |
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