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Joe Shlabotnik

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2. Good for them,
Sun May 5, 2013, 03:12 PM
May 2013

Last edited Sun May 5, 2013, 08:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Despite our desire to boycott retailers who sell sweatshop clothing, there is not much we can effectively do here. Rather, these workers will have to mobilize themselves just like workers did here 100 years ago to seize an equitable share of that $20 billion/year industry.

On edit:
Having made a logical assumption that this was in response to the factory collapse, its saddening to read that these are radicals demanding an anti-blasphemy law. What a way to squander the world sympathy and attention that may have aided improving working conditions and wages.

Word of uprising in Bangladesh [View all] Fire Walk With Me May 2013 OP
Apparently this is after Banladesh's PM stated the fire deaths dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #1
Good for them, Joe Shlabotnik May 2013 #2
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