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Lors d’une récente entrevue sur le podcast, j’ai eu le plaisir de m’entretenir avec Eve Noel, la general manager de Rachel, une entreprise locale qui célèbre ses huit années d’existence et qui offre des collants éco-responsables, des sous-vêtements et de jolies robes.
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I have a confession to make. Recently, during a family trip to Boston to celebrate my parent’s wedding anniversary, I got caught up in a shopping expedition with my mother that led me to make a spontaneous purchase at one of the major fast fashion retail chains. I bought a pretty skirt for less than $25.00 and it wasn’t even on sale.
There’s no question the skirt is attractive. I received tons of compliments wearing it at a book fair.
But three days after my purchase, news broke that the retail chain in question uses American sweatshops in California for finishing touches and pays American workers $4.00 an hour, far less than the minimum wage. I can only imagine what workers overseas in third world countries get paid for making such garments. It must be a pittance.
