Posted by so on July 8, 2005, at 16:45:44
In reply to Re: About those Support Our Troops stickers... » partlycloudy, posted by JenStar on June 12, 2005, at 23:47:31
I have seen Support Our Troops materials made in the USA. But part of the mission of US troops is to make the world safe for international trade, so foreign-made bumper stickers wouldn't be unsupportive.
While some employment practices overseas might be less fair than some employment practices in the United States, I know of no basis for an assumption that most products made in any particular Asian country are made by slaves. For that matter, I know of no basis to assume that children are any more involved in low-wage labor overseas than they are involved in agricultural activities in the United States.
If there is a difference, it might be that young low-wage workers in the United States tend to be of a different ethnic background than the majority of the national population, whereas child laborours in Asian countries tend to be of similar ethnicity as owners of the companies they serve.
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