It’s hard not to wear them…

High fashion and name brand clothing are a must in today’s society. Everywhere you look you see people wearing name brand clothes such as Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste, Burberry, Express, Guess, Nike, etc. People wear these brands to show a social status or to be “in/cool.” I am not going to lie and say that I don’t own these brands because I do. Mostly all of these brands make use of sweat shops. Even though everyone is so opposed to sweatshops people continue to purchase and wear these products. People making these products earn barely even a percent of what the item is sold for. There is little regulation that can be placed on these companies because they are not operating in the United States. Even though some argue that these multinational companies come in and help the local economy by improving infrastructure and producing tax money for the country, the worker is still treated harshly and paid meagerly so they can barely survive. Once the company comes in the citizens are thrown in a vicious cycle that draws workers in for a low wage. First, the workers are attracted to working for a wage instead of farming or creating good to sell. They then are paid a very low wage. Soon they are barely able to afford to live and try to get more money. The company denies and threatens to leave or hire lower wage worker to replace them. Thus, those sweatshop workers are stuck and are controlled to stay there. Many people advocate against these product but still use them because a lot of the clothes out there are made in sweatshops. It is hard to avoid wearing something that is made in a sweatshop maybe that is why the only way protesters make their point is by being naked.