Why Fair Trade is So Important
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2017
- The frenzied Black Friday scenes are familiar: hordes of customers pushing through the doors to get their hands on that special post-Thanksgiving steal of a purchase. But how many of us know where those items are from? Do we really know how that pair of jeans was made, or who put those shoes together?
More than 40 million people work in the garment industry worldwide. As some of the world’s lowest paid workers, they are at the mercy of a system in which many companies strive to maximize profits by paying employees as little as possible. But consumers are beginning to realize the power of their purchases to shape the lives of workers. Patagonia sees this as an opportunity to support the people behind the product and work toward wage equity in the supply chain. And this commitment goes beyond just a few token factories or a new marketing campaign. It is a growing movement that strives to do the right thing, even when it’s difficult or less immediately profitable to do so. Here’s how it works.
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I can't believe some people complain about how expensive fair trade clothing is. No shit, it should be 3x more expensive than the average clothing we have now, just like it used to be generations ago. The developed societies should begin to get used to buying less clothes for a more expensive price so tens of millions of people can have a fair standard of living for the work they do to make the clothing. No one deserves to work half the day at 30¢ an hour.
i unerstand that its horrible and im a bad human but why would i pay more for the same clothes? to help some kid i dont know? no thanks
Lucas Ngga Capitalism in a nutshell
Ignorant
I think this is interesting, though maybe not that expensive. If not, I'd like to know some alternatives to get the most bang for my buck
Lucas Ngga Patagonia is a great brand. No compromise in quality
Omg I see my lovely mother in all the womens in the video coz my mom worked 18 years of her life in the textile factory in india and trust me the conditions are worst than the video but at last it's pay her today we have a small two room house in delhi and little money also I m going to college coz of my only lovely mother maa I love u 😢😢😢😊😊
Amit das What a beautiful, formidable soul she must be. Good luck in college! Make your mama proud.
ml l yeah she is and thank u 😊
She is an amazing woman! May you bring great joy to your Mother
- Good mammy. All the best to you both.
Thats amazing. Im glad you arw making it to college, and im sure it will make your mom so proud. Hopefully you take care of her when you become successful!
This is overwhelmingly uncomfortable to the deepest inner part of my self, As an American i see how we consume and consume continuously with little to no awareness of where all our stuff comes from with no intentions on giving back to the people who live to die making all of the things we use and consume in our daily routine of life. Half of the stuff gets thrown to rubbish that these people work so hard everyday for us to have and only for pennies... For us here in the US we barely have a tbought of these hard working people. We Must Do Better.
Seriously eye opening. I really hadnt thought about where all these clothes come from
togawac the clothes you wearing are sewed by legalized underpaid overworked 'fair trade' sweatshop kids
and dont forget about the food industry and factory farming!
I remember learning about this in geography last year, focusing on Rana plaza in Bangladesh. It was a real eye opener and made me think more about the clothing purchases I was making.
Please think more carefully the next time you go out to buy new clothes!Blood, sweat, and potential loss of lives may have gone into a garment
Anya Lau ew, all over me clothes?
"social responsibility" should be the first thing all we need to understand and keep practicing.
They've heard us, we finally have longer videos!
Yeah, sometimes I think 'how much money did they spend just to make this 2 minute video?! If they're there anyway, expand on the "great big" story!' :p
Its not about duration man, its how they distribute the news so it contains all information we need and make it as simple as possible. That's what a define a good news.
I am Sri Lankan , living in Qatar and.. I didn't understand much about this problem till today.. most of the clothes say where they are made in and things so.. yeah & this video was amazing.. this channel deserves way more subscribers!
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU BIG STORY! EVERYDAY WHEN IM ON THE TOILET YOU ALWAYS HAVE VIDEOS FOR ME TO WATCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
lmao u watch longer than u poop i guarantee that
eye opening.
Great film. Great story. Glad to see a company like Patagonia leading the change.
RUclips’s most inspirational channel, keep up this amazing work and content! This channel can change the mindset to many individuals all around the globe in a positive way!
"It's all about hope..." More power to those who strive for a more just society.
Great initiative, I think. Although, it's interesting to consider Fair Trade (the concept and the company) as a neoliberal concept- solving a problem with individuals rather than by pushing governments and other legal bodies to outlaw atrocious business practices. And the result of that is that you and I, the consumer, must pay more money for workers to not suffer, rather than the State rejecting garment industry lobbying money and making it illegal for American companies to do business with shady supply chains.
I feel ashamed of myself. I've never really considered the people behind the products, only purchasing the cheapest even though I have money i'm able to spend. I'll definitely be looking more into the products I buy, and wholeheartedly supporting fair trade from today onwards!
Thank you so much for speaking out about such an important issue. Together we can create change! Well done.
Hey I remember when y'all only had 200k subs. Good for you guys
Hello, I really like this channel, the videos are very informative. I wanted to ask: Can you allow the option for viewers to add subtitles in their respective language? I'd like to translate some of your videos to Russian.
Maybe if you change your language setting
GREAT ART, thanks Patagonia... I wish others feel the responsibility for their fellow human beings
I am from Sri Lanka and I have seen a lot of people working in the Garment field but for me 70% of them look happy because the admins treat them right in here.
Thank you so much Great Big Story for making such an eye-opening documentary. I am ready to pay more and will surely buy Fair Trade Products. More and more companies need to get onboard, if money is what is takes for people to have a better life, I am ready to pay more.
805 putting in work proud of Patagonia 🙏💯✊🏽✊🏽🇲🇽✊🏽💯💯🙏🙏
Wow! A 13 minute long Great big story vid! I’m in for a treat!
inspirational.. i hope many more companies follow this path..
Fair trade everything please. Thank you Patagonia.
Really touching, hope our generation will incorporate these beliefs in their work-life
Was watching one of ur vids when this came out
It's ironic how the most glamorous industry have the darkest secrets. The fashion industries frequently have teen models being pressured into having sexual relations which authorities higher and more powerful. The garment industry have workers on as low as two dollars a day.
a damn shame... and nobody cares. people are too busy playing candy crush
Thank you.
I've learned more on this channel than school 😂😨
Tbh these garment factories have created so much employment opportunities here in Sri Lanka and gotta say the conditions have also significantly improved. But the wages are pretty low specially when compared to the rising inflation and pandemic.
that's true actually
Amazing film
WoW 😍 😍 Cool it's My Country 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka happy 😊 to see it... I miss my Country .. 😔
This is crazy, and eye opening to me
Companies are making huge profit. They make clothes nd all at very low wage of 3-4 $. Nd sell them at 15-20$. Nd if these organisations help to increase the wage then companies will increase their prices nd then how comes there a fair trade. I don't know if i m telling right but to me the wages need to be fixed in every country nd hope so every one will be benefited...
OH MY GOD. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STORY.
I've heard once how clothes made, but never the effect on the people who makes the clothes. I wish that I could give, but all that I can do is spread the word and hope for the best.
heart touching...
The moment you dont need any subtitles to understand what she say 😊😊😊😊 im from sri lanka
Mahis world 😉
Me too! I've never felt more comfortable than not having to read subtitles for every word said.
Beautiful video :)
The fact that this doesn't reach millions of views is unfortunate.
Amazing! Everyone deserves dignity...
Who else cried or is it just me? It's cause I have been there. I know what it feels like. Inshallah these 2 billion people have a better life.
Patagonia makes quality gear, often fair trade. prAna is another fantastic brand that has a number of fair trade products. They aren't super cheap but I am a big fan of their clothes and that their labor practices and company philosophy are supportive of fair trade.
Correct me if i am wrong, but i think it all comes down again to us that actually busy the product. The companies are just making what we want, and that is high quality product with the cheapest price possible
Totally support this I hope more companies will sign with care trade I don't want dear or have things while others paid so little there reason I stay as way from them like ZARA
amazing video..
Im just know my life ia 50x so lucky thank you so much
Beautiful film!
Epic!!
I used to live near marikina city(philippines) in the 60's quality shoes were made there and was imported around the world. When china started their sweat shops the orders for our shoes decllined. Until now, the small industries making shoes there are trying to lower their price to compete with china made products....
Watcing this in a tech lesson, pog
I hope it gets better for them
I find it crazy how many average americans dont know what goes on. Sweat shops are horrible some are raped, abused, and they work 12 hours for a few dollars. Walmart, Aeropostale, and all those companies do this. We need to protect these people as well for where they live this is one of thr best jobs they can get. Something needs to happen
We should pay them based on what cost of living is in their respective countries. Cost of living is less in countries where many clothing manufacturers have been going to manufacture their stuff. 15 dollars an hour (the living wage people seem to argue for in the US) would make someone extremely rich in, say, Bangladesh where cost of living is literally multiple times cheaper than in the US (housing for example is around 1000% cheaper, literally). It would be like suddenly paying garment workers in the US enough to buy a Ferrari and mansion. A lot of people in the US would be like, screw working and getting an education as a doctor or engineer, I'm going to work at the garment factory. You would totally F with the local economies and incentives to work in high education/high skilled jobs.
Alright, Patagonia, I will buy your product. You got me.
I would love to work for Patagonia. I have been in the supply chain field for a few years and the practices of the clothing retailers that I have worked for have really turned me off.
What kinds of clothing retailers?
Here in Bangladesh the textile industry is ranked 2nd coming after china there is a high chance that the clothing you are wearing might just be Bangladeshi the only reason thats a fact is because of widespread poverty and thats kinda sad to think about but we need to improve and make a better life for these people
Fair trade.. really fair enough. Bravo.
Ever time is the same , high taxes, very regulamentations, prices control, the state is the problem!
why would you dislike something like this
my family has been running a garment factory for a very long time, almost 20 plus years in main land china, we are actually struggling trying to sustain our factory due to higher labor cost. Our factory in china are now under very heavy law to ensure the quality of the workers are up to standards, nothing like the one in the video.
But to be honest, from the buyer perspective, no one really cares about "Fair trade", hopefully this "fair trade" deal can help out. hopefully ...
Does anyone have a list of fair trade factories, manufacturer, wholesalers for clothing and accessories?
Goosebumps
Way to go!
Watch "free to choose "
If they really wanted to be fair then they should have started off with where they got all that material to make those fleece? Yes Taiwan but who and how? Were they got all the equipment too.. where was it made ? Where did all come from? From the very beginning please.
sweatshops are terrible but so are the prices at patagucci, all you are paying for is the label and their big long ads like this one.
HEY! dont you know about second hand thrift stores? they sell good clothes for cheap and you are not directly supporting consumption either.
wow what a smart idea why didnt i think of that its so obvious thank you. no problem they have many names like savers, value village, goodwill, st. vincent. salvation army, etc. oh wow there is one right in my town i will check it out. you are welcome.
A lot of people say don’t buy cheap clothing but sometimes we have no choice? We don’t all have the money to do this and we’re basically forced to contribute to this.
Okay its 4 years later and the Sri Lanka econmy is in the tank, any updates on these guys.
Corporate greed and cheap labor is sad in it's self but something that makes me sick to my stomach are people's outlook on life. The intro of this video says it all. Some would kill their own dog for some jordan's and an instagram like. Are these materialistic things the most important thing in Life? Absolutely not. People now put materialistic things and their pride before God. These are not the important things people. Repent now for the Lord is returning. Live for him as he died for you. Turn away from sin and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. This is what's important. Your ultimate goal should be getting into heaven, not having earthly treasures and flexing on instagram.
Oh yea becuase the lord put those workers in that situation.
The Dude TLDR; another triggered Libtard
What? I'm a conservative.
The Dude Preach it bro.
we need to face reality and learn how to make better
INo doubt that these workers should be payed more, but how do we guarantee that fair trade actually benefits the workers? Couldn't employers just pocket the extra cash?
I don't have any ready evidence for this, but I've read that the outcome for fair trade workers is identical to non-fair trade (could be wrong, I'm willing to consider other options).
This is such a BS. I am from Bangladesh. And the only reason my country is not poor anymore is because of the garments industry. Garments industry is not underpaid. People is leaving middle east jobs to work in bangladeshi garments factories. There are some bad industries. But most of them are very good. And we can buy hell of a lot stuff for $100 then what americans/westerns/middle easterns can afford due to cheap products in our market.
Wow
Shovel some misery at it, you can do great things. Iphones, Pyramids, rail tunnels. And cheap shirts. God damn, I love a good cheap shirt.
How can I help the fair trade industry?
Well I don't buy new clothes period...everything I get is used from thrift stores...so I suppose I'm not supporting sweat shops...
That's why I own 20 articles of clothing.
The sad truth is that so much work has been done to better the pay and condition in Bangladesh, but those evil company just moves to a different country to do the same things.
Main problem is unemployment around cheap labour factories. Everyone will work even for smallest amount of money, becuse they haven't got any alternative. If someone break a leg boss can kick him out and get new worker. Just like Europe in our grandfathers days.
Pause @ 4:49 and lmk when u see it
I mean how much more would it take for a big name brand company to give more back than they do? They make millions if not billions on these brands and are very greedy. Its sad cause they can actually afforrd to pay damn near $10 an hour to these people, it may sound extreme but believe me i know they can.
I wonder how fairly one's paid for making a 130$ Patagonia sweater.
I gladly wear hand me downs and if I want new clothes, only buy fair trade. But you gotta triple check to know for a fact it isnt some "gluten free" or "free roam" gimmick but real. If you don't, its not different in ordering 5 big macs and a diet coke because your on a diet.
I want to establish a brand that supports my workers
People are giving Patagonia so much credit that they do not deserve. If they really cared about fair trade all their styles would be fair trade. Only 30% are. Their prices have always been ridiculous, but now they are just trying to make an excuse as to why. They are just as much part of this corporate greed like any other company. I have been to poor countries just like the one in the video. Giving people a low paying job is not immoral, why? Because the people are just glad to have a job. All fair trade does is adds American working rules to other countries. All other local jobs that do not have American influence will still be doing those "bad" things fair trade stops. It is a good thing these nicer factories are being made, but do not fall into Patagonia's marketing trap.
And how long would Patagonia survive if they increased all prices and made all their products fair trade overnight? Aside from the issue of morality the current environment for retail manufacturing is unsustainable on an economic level.
Like what did they even have before they were giving this job? was it just nothing?
PikaboYou it’s smart business you doofus.
Fair trade only for the business men
This is literally a patagonia ad lol
I don't get it why people turn blind eye to these people who are still in this day and age suffering to make their living.
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Spin. Garment workers in this video surrender their opportunity for advancement in exchange for whatever the factory decides is the most wage they'll pay. No union, no collective bargaining, no leverage to avail themselves of health care, education and time off.
It’s not that we’re so selfish we don’t care about the workers, but that the average person only has a limited budget to spend. I’ll pay a little more for fair trade but I still have a limited budget.
I buy fair trade and sustainable dog treats. They are made with crickets which do not need a lot of water, or space, and they are high in protein. A bag this size is typically $8, I pay $10 for them to be sustainable but I don’t have $15 to spend on a bag of dog treats.
Jiminy’s dog treats if anyone wants them
I'm quite young and am scared of my future. Will I be rich, or die out in the streets.
What would these people be doing if they werent in the textile industry? Right, nothing. Some pay is better then none
Time is coming for a global change. No longer will brands exploits third world countries without accountability. Customers and everyone in the supply chain and the country which manufactured goods are made to the country where goods are sold need the have polices in to encourage sustainable trade.
There’s something about the words of the interviewees sort of feel hollow. This video does a lot to evoke pathos by showing the clean perspective of fair trade. But I can’t help but feel there’s a lot left unsaid. In the case of other clothing brands that claim fair trade I find it troubling how difficult it is to actually research the conditions of factories. I also find it troubling that American companies would source work from outside of the us. Of course some money is better than none of countries in the global south if their economy is stunted for whatever reasons. However, these American companies have trouble having factories in the states because then they would have to pay a fair wage and reduce profits. The fact remains that the global north, US Europe benefit from outsourcing labor. Capitalism thrives off of cheap labor. I love this push for something better but I am weary of accepting it as a solution and forgoing a critical eye on how clothes are made even in some of the most conscious companies.
It's a supply and demand labour market. It's sad, but improvement takes time as wages slowly rise. Europe was just as bad in its early industrialization. Moreover, the safety standards in industry lies with the sovereign state, not the white man.
I don't care about the extra cost for free trade, as long as the workers are treated up and above standard
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