Fair Trade Textiles

Wow! I told you I was slow. but hey a post a year is not bad when all you've got is a slimy foot. Anyone want to borrow my keyboard?

As you may remember I get very upset when you humans treat the world badly. What amazes me even more is you treat each other badly. What is wrong with you people? Okay, I'll tell you what I'm talking about.

Think about the T-shirt on your back, or indeed any other clothes your wearing. If they're not synthetic there's a good chance it's made from cotton. Any idea who grew that cotton? Any idea who stitched it together for you? If you bought it cheap in a supermarket I'm willing to bet the people involved in its production have had a pretty raw deal of it. You might think slavery is behind you but you're wrong, it's not in the past, it's just in another part of the world. Conveniently, you can't see it. But you are still benefitting from someone's slave labour.

Is there a better way to buy your clothes? (I accept that you can't all have beautiful shells like me.) Well yes, it's called Fairtrade. It's called paying the real price for what something is worth both in terms of human labour and protecting the environment. Learn more about Fairtrade with Goo at the Sustainable Living Project. (I think she actually has borrowed my keyboard!) and she will tell you all about Fair Trade Textiles as she celebrates fairtrade fortnight.

Now be good to each other and be kind to the world. I'll try and post a little more often, it's still a bit cold for us snails and I would like to retire to my terracotta pot for now if you don't mind.

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