[Kizzy]

It was interesting to watch the Mary Portas documentary, Thursday 15th March 9pm on C4 regarding the clothing manufacturing industry. Highlighting outsourcing has resulted in mass unemployment in the north.
In the media has been reports of where these products once made here are now produced shaming retail giants such as the Arcadia group.
Are you happy the BHS jumper you baid £30 for was made in a sweat shop by a Bangldeshi on 10p an hour?



http://www.maryportas.com/bottomline/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...angladesh.html

[arista]

No One will pay more for UK made gear.

Its just her on a Ch4HD show

[Kizzy]

They might have to anyway as the cost of importing these goods increases.

[MTVN]

This is another sweaty knickers thread?

[Kizzy]

No, its a serious thread about a serious topic....Nothing in here is the slightest bit sweaty.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

This is another sweaty knickers thread?

[Kizzy]

Well im going to have one more go to see if anyone gives a toss about this subject before i let it die....As alan carr would say 'you people'...

[Novo]

Mary Portas sounds like the name of a girl Locke would go for

[Kizzy]

Last try, seeing as there are one or two older fms online, anyone have a view on the possibility of a return to industry in clothing manufacturing?
Do you feel ripped off that you pay loads for clothes that are made by some poor soul paid next to nothing?

[fruit_cake]

I do sometimes wonder why you can buy practically the same top in two different shops for completely different prices, but if they didn't get paid next to nothing, wouldn't they just end up getting paid nothing at all?

[Kizzy]

It is difficult, as they work in developing countries most dont have any employment rights.
Thats why the work is taken from here to there, the owners of major companies dont have to employ an expensive british workforce.
By bringing it back here it may make them worse off, but is that the main issue?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Novo

Mary Portas sounds like the name of a girl Locke would go for

No she is a Lesbo






Note: There is Nothing Wrong with being a Lesbo.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by kizzy

It is difficult, as they work in developing countries most dont have any employment rights.
Thats why the work is taken from here to there, the owners of major companies dont have to employ an expensive british workforce.
By bringing it back here it may make them worse off, but is that the main issue?

I dunno, as a consumer If the price is right I might buy it, it's not something I really consider very much when buying clothes where they come from etc. I'd prefer things to be made here, but whether I'm willing to pay for it? probably not if I'm totally honest.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by fruit_cake

I dunno, as a consumer If the price is right I might buy it, it's not something I really consider very much when buying clothes where they come from etc. I'd prefer things to be made here, but whether I'm willing to pay for it? probably not if I'm totally honest.

Dont worry you are not alone, who can afford to pay over the odds for stuff?
Thing is with the import costs now it may be just as profitable to make things here again...im for that

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

No she is a Leasbo






Note: There is Nothing Wrong with being a Lesbo.

do you have anything to add to this thread arista?

[fruit_cake]

some interesting 'food for thought' there Kizzy

[fruit_cake]

Arista I could tell you some stories about Lesbo's that would turn you yellow

Life in the Fast Lane

[Bubba]

I agree with the OP- We in this country are the instigators of the cotton trade but firms now want to produce goods at the lowest cost. All this does is push up the foreign countries trade ( at the cost of cheap wages to the poor) but they seem happy with this so the only solution would be a trade ban on these countries which i would agree with. the only down side would be a lot of this cheap labor abroad would be axed resulting in a no-win situation for anyone. A rock and a hard place springs to mind.

[fruit_cake]

there seems to be quite an upsurge in second hand stores these days too I noticed, there must be so many clothes out there in the world that are just going to waste.

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by fruit_cake

there seems to be quite an upsurge in second hand stores these days too I noticed, there must be so many clothes out there in the world that are just going to waste.

Yes- but we are in an age now where everything has to be top of the range stuff. They range from everything in life- mobiles, clothes, accessories, make-up.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by Bubba

Yes- but we are in an age now where everything has to be top of the range stuff. They range from everything in life- mobiles, clothes, accessories, make-up.

yeah the world has become even more materialistic, it's quite disturbing really I guess

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by fruit_cake

yeah the world has become even more materialistic, it's quite disturbing really I guess

Yeah- and seems like this is going to be the way forward in the future. We cannot stop technology but it seems to be taking over the lives of basic human- having time to think work things out for themselves without just goggling etc: Huge sunspots have been predicted for 2013 which could knock out out satellites. Just wonder how the new generation will cope with this- NO internet, mobile phones, ipads etc???? I predict mass suicides. The oldies will survive though- me included i remember the days of BW tv being the new kid on the block.

[Kizzy]

My daughter has (finally) come round to my way of thinking an is charity shopping and 'customising ' quality items to make them unique.
She is doing A level textiles so she has the inspiration and the skills
Anyhoo...
I see the problem with removing trade, however it is beneficial for these developing contries to have their own employment laws to protect their workforce. creating happy, healthy citizens, not downtrodden exploited drones.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by kizzy

My daughter has (finally) come round to my way of thinking an is charity shopping and 'customising ' quality items to make them unique.
She is doing A level textiles so she has the inspiration and the skills
Anyhoo...
I see the problem with removing trade, however it is beneficial for these developing contries to have their own employment laws to protect their workforce. creating happy, healthy citizens, not downtrodden exploited drones.

I've recently started doing dressmaking, my mum has given me her sewing machine, it's quite a lot of fun really, I wish I'd done more of it when I was younger. They used to say that as technology improves we'd be able to work less but as far as I know the working week has actually got longer so it's not really working.

Maybe these sunspots will kill us all anyway though

[Kizzy]

Im sure it will be fine, i heard about solar flares and i cba worrying tbh