Undercover Look Inside A Bangladesh Garment FactoryArjun Walia Corporations, especially many North American-based ones, often travel to poverty stricken areas in different countries all across the world for cheap labor so they can maximize their profits. This is ridiculous, these corporations could easily afford to provide jobs for adults at a good rate of pay in comfortable conditions. Sometimes I wonder if its really to maximize profit or to purposely exploit children and have them struggle every day, that these corporations get a rise out of that. Clothing corporations that exploit children make billions upon billions of dollars every year. Its not just clothes, but everything. Not long ago it was revealed that inside Apples Chinese factory, workers were paid 1 dollar an hour to produce iPhones and iPads for the West. They even have suicide nets outside their factories because people were commonly jumping out of the windows. Are you telling me that these corporations cannot afford to pay their workers properly, provide them with a healthy work environment and stop exploiting children? Are you telling me that this is an opportunity for children to provide for their family? Its hard to perceive it that way when it clearly doesnt have to be this way. If you follow the money, its not hard to see who is in control. Corporations commonly override governments and dictate governmental policy. Our entire system and way of life needs to be re-worked in order for things to change. Having the attitude of well what can I do? doesnt help. There is always something you can do. One way to start is to reduce the unnecessary consumption of clothes. Use the ones you have for as long as you possibly can. You can also buy clothes that are ethically produced. I often wonder how athletes, musicians and other celebrities can endorse corporations like Nike. They see a giant paycheck, and instantly sell their soul. They can afford to pay all of these figures millions and millions of dollars, but they cant afford to set up a proper working environment for their workers, and hire adults, not children. It just doesnt make sense, and makes me believe that there is some other disgusting motivation beyond profit. Toronto Star reporter Raveena Aulakh worked undercover in a Bangladesh garment factory for a first hand look at their working conditions. Please keep in mind that although all factory work of this kind is very unethical, conditions range from terrible to unimaginable in some places. Sources: Related selfnews Post Article: 