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Originally Posted by Esme  I don't think you can know for a fact that Primark are the worst.
Did you notice in that biased BBC documentary, that they kept finding clothes for other retailers being made in the same places? And that the owners said Primark get priority because they pay more? The director of the doc admitted in his publicity interviews that he targetted Primark as an example, but that during his trip he had seen plenty of other popular British high street retailers, having goods made in the same places and by children. In fact he called the practice widespread and common. Funny how they just targetted the foreign retailer then?
Primark have, for years, been involved in child education in the countries they work in. They did this informally through giving part of their profits to the Irish charity Concern, who provide education, water and health care in 3rd world countries. They always did this quietly and never used it to sell more cheap socks.
However since that doc, they were forced to create their own foundation to counteract the bad publicity it brought. They are now competing with agencies they used to support and this type of diversification is a major problem in holding back development in these countries.
Also, Primark were one of the first shops in Ireland to ban plastic bags prior to the law banning them. |
Whether they are the worst or not, they are still bad. Its all well and good donating money to charities that help educate children, but to be honest, the employment of children for labour undoes that good work. In countries when the few pence they are paid will feed there family for a day, children will go to work, even if school is an option.
Many of the other high street shops use a similar 'workforce'. The only way to know for certain is to buy clothes you know have been made in the UK.
