#Sweatshops

Joe Grabowski

ArthurInglewood

Thread: In @Trent_Horn's book "Can a Catholic Be a Socialist?", he urges the logic (defending Capitalism's abuses) that tolerating sweatshops is acceptable because it prevents what would be worse alternatives

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

The Home Secretary fears cultural sensitivities let sweatshops avoid regulation. Yet the issue was frequently raised over the last 5 years: the inaction appears to reflect a reluctance to uphold

Sarah O'Connor

sarahoconnor_

1) Since Priti Patel has been given front page space for her evidence-free theory about how "fear of racism" is to blame for Leicester's sweatshops, I thought I'd do a

Courtney Faith

courtneyfaiiith

On a 3mo. trip to Southeast Asia I made friends with some girls in the red light district. Each night, in the the middle of our conversations, men would walk

Samit Basu

samitbasu

Indian writers: thanks to the oncoming recession, there will be a sudden boom in low/no-pay content sweatshops, often fronted by biggish names. You will be told working for them is

Lawrence McDonald

Convertbond

General Motors EmployeesUS: 48k*Globally: 164k*Down 50k last 15 years, but it's all good, they're giving $10m to black lives matter. After decimating cities like Detroit, exporting jobs all over the

Abandoned America 🏚️🇺🇲

abandonedameric

Is it depression if you're unhappy when there's so much to be unhappy about? Has happiness always been at best a conscious rejection of one's own sorrow and at worst

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD ON IMMIGRATION1. So:Probably not a popular policy, but if I were in Government I'd have secure detention camps for illegal immigrants. Make use of military premises: there's a camp

Tansy Hoskins

TansyHoskins

On Primark.Fashion is a false emancipation that is disastrous for the global working class. It is the working class that are held captive in sweatshops, have their unions smashed, and

Julie Rohr ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ °)

JulieRohrYEG

So yesterday, I got into a little exchange of ideas with one @DavidStaplesYEG who was expressing displeasure in a “ban list” of businesses that expressly support the UCP. I enjoy

No Sweat

No_Sweat

A message to all the big fashion brands, especially @Topshop, @Primark and @boohoo, from a small volunteer-run campaign group with its own T-shirt project and the worker-owned factory that makes

White House History

WhiteHouseHstry

It’s #FirstLadyFriday - Often, America’s first ladies are associated with their image, and fashion plays an important role in its creation. (1/10) Dresses, accessories, hairstyles, shoes—each first lady has had

PeterGelderloos

PeterGelderloos

Bullsh*t that happens when you criticize scientists.A thread.There is no system of oppression in the world today that functions w/out the complicity of scientists. Scientific institutions are a crucial part

Caiwei Chen

CaiweiC

After the tragic death of one Pinduoduo's employee on the New Year's Eve, and the suicide of another employee on Jan 9, one brave former employee came out on internet

Jusagi-chan | 👔 BusinessTuber

JusagiSan

WAIT NO IM NOT DONE I WANTED TO ADD MORE TO THIS FOR SOME REASONYou see real life companies do this ALL THE TIME. Think about it! https://twitter.com/JusagiR/status/1334951955303579649 It's very

Rob Ford

robfordmancs

I'm unsure whether the rolling back of lockdown restrictions is going too quickly, but I *am* sure that the level of doom-mongering about it from some, all sharing the same

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