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Victoria's Secret Revealed in African Child Labor

Ouagadougou : Burkina Faso | Dec 18, 2011 at 10:41 PM PST
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Victoria's Secret, Allegedly Using Child Labor

Victoria’s Secret is in the center of a huge scandal in the United States, after the media reported that this fashion house used the cotton picked by children exploited in the farms of Burkina Faso on the 2008 underwear line. In Burkina Faso, where child labor is endemic, paying premiums for organic and fair-trade cotton has created fresh incentives for exploitation.

Despite labels that say that these items were manufactured from” pesticide free cotton” Victoria’s Secret used cotton fibers from African farms that exploit children. “Good for women. Good for the children that depend on them” was the slogan used by Victoria’s secret to release, in 2008, a line of special underwear items.

Victoria’s Secret even took pride in the fact that each sold item will improve the life and children from Burkina Faso.

Forced labor and child labor aren’t new to African farms. Clarisse’s cotton, the product of both, is supposed to be different. It’s certified as organic and fair trade, and so should be free of such practices.

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Surya Gaire is based in Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.
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Posted By DavaCastillo Dava Castillo | over 1 year ago
Thank you for the story Surya.

Victoria's Secret is one of thousands of companies using child labor that is cheap and without labor laws. Both children and adults are taken advantage of these countries justified by these companies as providing jobs where none would exist without them. This is true; however, ethical business practices can be initiated by the governments of these countries if they were not steeped in neoliberal liaisons with investing companies allowed in their countries. Governments receive percentages of profits for allowing these companies to operate carte blanche without environmental or labor controls.
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Posted By mhatter99 Martin Kloess | over 1 year ago
well written - thank you
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Posted By RositaRose RositaRose | over 1 year ago
great news, great sharing!
thanks & rated up!
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