Teaching People Why Switch to Ethical Clothing

Maybe you have heard of ethical clothing or fair trade in general. Fair trade in general is a movement that most countries are applying, and most people are following because of all the issues with regards to purchasing items manufactured from other countries. Ethical clothing on the other hand is under the whole term of fair trade. This is specific to clothing where people employ better options for laborers under textile and fabrics. While it also promotes the use of local artisans for clothes and fashion wear. The following will help give light to this grave issue that most people think isn’t real, or most people turn a blind eye to. Ethical clothing is just as important as climate change or any other movement in order to improve humanity.

People actually suffer under current practices

Maybe you might not have asked the question yourself, but have you ever wondered where all these textiles and fabrics come from. There are dozens of shows and videos available that show how they are made and where they come from. However, the fact is that not all brands follow this method. To increase profit, some companies use sweatshops and take advantage of developing countries to create fabric and textiles for their clothes. In addition to the fact that they use sweatshops with improper regulations without providing proper benefits; these sweatshops are located in developing countries that don’t give proper incentives to their laborers. This means that they get so much profit while the people who are doing all the hard work get little. What these companies do is that they outsource the labor to countries with really little minimum wage. Ethical clothing aims to fix this by actually having the fabrics and textiles manufactured or processed locally in the country they are sold. The switch simply means that people won’t be exploited for poor labor practices on other countries. They will get the amount that they should get for working and processing the textiles.

Empowering to manufacturers

One huge thing with fashion is that everybody will need it and even if others will start manufacturing locally, there will still be a need of outsourcing. However, ethical clothing isn’t limited to having others manufacture locally, but rather it also gives proper trade to those who manufacture the items. What this means is that it empowers the people who have been working on the garments by giving them fair trade for the services they rendered. What would happen is that there will be more benefits to the people who did the service, and it would incentivize them to work harder for the product. This level of empowerment will not only help the individual but also help the country itself. People would then start learning skills related to the trade, and thus increase the quality of their products. This would further increase investments into similar businesses as companies will get more competitive. Rather than giving donations to developing countries, this level of co-dependence will not just help improve the quality of the product but also the economic state of the country through the workers.

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