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Old 02-11-2014, 08:12 AM #1
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Default Ed Milibands Feminist T-Shirt : women paid 62p a hour





[62p An Hour: What women sleeping 16 to a room get paid to make
Ed and Harriet's £45 'This Is What A Feminist Looks Like' T-shirts

Feminist T-shirts worn by politicians are made in 'sweatshop' conditions
Migrant women in Mauritius are making the £45 tops for 62p an hour
They say: 'We don't feel like feminists. We don't feel equal. We feel trapped'
Machinists sleep 16 to a room and earn less than average wage on island
T-shirt is sold in Whistles in aid of activism group The Fawcett Society
Deputy chief executive of the charity Dr Neitzert said they had originally
been assured the garments would be produced ethically in the UK
When they received samples they noted they had been made in Mauritius
She added that if evidence emerges Whistles will have to withdraw range
Harriet Harman wore shirt on front bench of the Commons during PMQs]


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3HtuH6Ntw



Well Done the PM for not wearing these Criminal T-Shirts

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