What did you do this summer? (post #1)

During the summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Edmonton in order to have a family reunion. Naturally I was excited to start my shopping at the west Edmonton mall, the largest mall that I have ever been to. When you're shifting through racks of clothes and running from store to store, the last thing you want to be thinking about is how that cute summery dress was made. It's hard to accept that majority of our favourite clothing lines have factories in places such as Taiwan, the Philippines and China. These are all countries where child labour is readily available and worse, perfectly legal. It's even harder to accept that by purchasing clothes from these companies such as Abercrombie and Fitch and American Apparel, you are supporting the act of child labour. On my vacation this is exactly what I did, not that I was thinking about it at the time but I was buying from companies that supported this issue. More companies should be considering fair labour, so this nasty cycle can end and consumers like you and me do not have the guilt of supporting such barbaric acts.