Everyday items are taken granted by many people. Our lives are full of convenientness thanks to the ant-like workers on the other side of the earth. The only problem caused by our actions does not lie only on the violation of people's rights; but it also effects the environment. By paying the right price for labor and consuming less of specific items such as jeans, we can solve both problems: human rights violation and damaged nature. This will take us a step closer to a sustainable future.
You as a consumer go to a store and pick up a pair of jeans for a "reasonable" price. Meanwhile, children in India are working day and night earning thirty six cents per hour. Does the price still look "reasonable"?
Not only this, but massive amount of water is used to make your pretty denim. In the process of making the textile to dying the item takes around 1800 gallons of water. It the water reusable? As a matter of fact it is not reausable due to all the chemicals that have dissolved in the water. This means that the water remains at the place where the item was finished. It is not only one pair of jeans. As you have seen at the store, there are at least couple hundred pairs of jeans located in one store. Large clothing companies have stores located in at least dozen places. The amount of water polluted goes beyond immagination.
As a person living in the twenty first century, I understand the popularity of the item itself and why it is a must have. IF is an item of trend. However, is it a neccecity for one to consume so many pairs of jeans? Would you still buy so many even that you know the price of it?
By paying the workers right wages, people will choose more carefully of what items to wear because naturally the item's price will go up. Less consumption will lead to less pollution. As a result, we will eventually get a step closer to sistainable future.
You as a consumer go to a store and pick up a pair of jeans for a "reasonable" price. Meanwhile, children in India are working day and night earning thirty six cents per hour. Does the price still look "reasonable"?
Not only this, but massive amount of water is used to make your pretty denim. In the process of making the textile to dying the item takes around 1800 gallons of water. It the water reusable? As a matter of fact it is not reausable due to all the chemicals that have dissolved in the water. This means that the water remains at the place where the item was finished. It is not only one pair of jeans. As you have seen at the store, there are at least couple hundred pairs of jeans located in one store. Large clothing companies have stores located in at least dozen places. The amount of water polluted goes beyond immagination.
As a person living in the twenty first century, I understand the popularity of the item itself and why it is a must have. IF is an item of trend. However, is it a neccecity for one to consume so many pairs of jeans? Would you still buy so many even that you know the price of it?
By paying the workers right wages, people will choose more carefully of what items to wear because naturally the item's price will go up. Less consumption will lead to less pollution. As a result, we will eventually get a step closer to sistainable future.
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