The Detrimental Effects of Tainted Imported Goods Entering Canada
Canadians enjoy life adorned in materialistic goods that are produced as a result of the degradation of other human beings in foreign countries. There are thousands of children, women and men that suffer due to the working conditions and corruption in their states, while a country that preaches equality and multiculturalism turns a hypocritical blind eye to the injustices they claim to be fighting to stop. Factories collapse in Bangladesh and child labour runs rampant in East Asian countries, yet Canada continues allow their companies to offshore to dangerous illegal factories and import questionably manufactured goods. This injustice goes undisputed under the guise of ignorance …show more content…
Designers and retailers began offshore outsourcing to Bangladesh and imported goods to Canada increased by 618%. Bangladesh also has the lowest monthly minimum wage for factory workers, making only 38$ it is evident why companies would want to benefit from the cheap labour(Cole 2016) .These companies are not held accountable for the inhumane treatment of these people by claiming ignorance to the condition of the factories. Loblaws is a prime example, when first confronted about this practice they denied placing orders with any problematic factories. However after shipping records were released, Loblaws released a statement saying, “We have seen documents that suggest there may have been such unauthorized production and we are investigating”(CBC …show more content…
Netflix is estimated to make 445 million a year in subscription fees in Canada alone; YouTube makes $22.5 million in annual advertising revenue; and ITunes and Google Play make $50-million in annual music sales. Consumerism transcends into fashion, and multinational companies attempt to meet the monthly demand for new clothes. (Cole 2017) A factory owner in Bangladesh, Bazlus Samad Adnan said he made six million dollars a year with Joe Fresh, he even says, “Joe Fresh was a very good customer. Their policy was just ship it on time.” Shipping records confirm Joe Fresh received thousands of clothing articles in 2015 from Aswad Composite Mills, a factory notorious for unsafe working conditions and not paying its workers (CBC News)
Canadians enjoy life adorned in materialistic goods that are produced as a result of the degradation of other human beings in foreign countries. There are thousands of children, women and men that suffer due to the working conditions and corruption in their states, while a country that preaches equality and multiculturalism turns a hypocritical blind eye to the injustices they claim to be fighting to stop. Factories collapse in Bangladesh and child labour runs rampant in East Asian countries, yet Canada continues allow their companies to offshore to dangerous illegal factories and import questionably manufactured goods. This injustice goes undisputed under the guise of ignorance …show more content…
Designers and retailers began offshore outsourcing to Bangladesh and imported goods to Canada increased by 618%. Bangladesh also has the lowest monthly minimum wage for factory workers, making only 38$ it is evident why companies would want to benefit from the cheap labour(Cole 2016) .These companies are not held accountable for the inhumane treatment of these people by claiming ignorance to the condition of the factories. Loblaws is a prime example, when first confronted about this practice they denied placing orders with any problematic factories. However after shipping records were released, Loblaws released a statement saying, “We have seen documents that suggest there may have been such unauthorized production and we are investigating”(CBC …show more content…
Netflix is estimated to make 445 million a year in subscription fees in Canada alone; YouTube makes $22.5 million in annual advertising revenue; and ITunes and Google Play make $50-million in annual music sales. Consumerism transcends into fashion, and multinational companies attempt to meet the monthly demand for new clothes. (Cole 2017) A factory owner in Bangladesh, Bazlus Samad Adnan said he made six million dollars a year with Joe Fresh, he even says, “Joe Fresh was a very good customer. Their policy was just ship it on time.” Shipping records confirm Joe Fresh received thousands of clothing articles in 2015 from Aswad Composite Mills, a factory notorious for unsafe working conditions and not paying its workers (CBC News)