tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953875098249371413.post6740671381744501324..comments2023-08-20T05:53:55.578-05:00Comments on Just Living, Augustine UC: Cheap clothes help fuel social revolutionJust Living, Augustine UChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172840121942360923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953875098249371413.post-74592751407507631322013-04-30T06:40:55.389-05:002013-04-30T06:40:55.389-05:00Thanks for posting this Nancy. And for the other p...Thanks for posting this Nancy. And for the other posts on this issue as well.<br /><br />The fact that so many people died at their work place is appalling. But there are so many places on our planet that the desire for cheap labour puts people at risk every day.<br /><br />Corporations--whether from outside the country or within--do not have to comply with legislation for worker safety--whether in a garment factory or an oil rig.<br /><br />We cannot afford cheap labour at such tragically high costs. Even if every worker could have been rescued, the social fabric of their own community is weakened with the realization that Economic "realities" mean they do not have the right to refuse dangerous working conditions.<br /><br />What kind of societies are we creating by our "consumer demand"??<br /><br />On the one hand, as Christians we want to give our neighbor the shirt off our backs, but surely we do not want people to be at risk to make the shirt we give away.<br /><br />Moti Just Living, Augustine UChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172840121942360923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953875098249371413.post-88397781458766888372013-04-28T21:03:23.696-05:002013-04-28T21:03:23.696-05:00Thank you Nancy. It is difficult to know how to re...Thank you Nancy. It is difficult to know how to respond to tragedies like the one in Bangledesh. Most people want to do something, but aren't sure what to do. THis article was very helpful. <br />(posted by: Amanda)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com