Re: The Politics of Clothes

From: Les Cargill (lcargill_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:22:48 GMT

Johnny 5 wrote:

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>
> I dont mind the low wages, its when I read our GREED causes a little girl
> in this sweatshop to get acid poured on her face because she is not
> working as hard as another little girl, if they would have some basic
> OSHA laws over there that were enforced that would be good. Working kids
> in that kind of fear just can't be good for anyone.
>

We cannot say whether child labor is moral for people in poor
places. Our culture indulged itself in the practice before
it could afford not to do so.

Dunno details of the acid story - use of acid to injure
somebody intentionally is assault with a deadly weapon,
and OSHA laws make no difference there.

If it's acccidental, then P.I. lawyers would do.

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Les Cargill