Day 10: Forever 21

Forever 21= Sweatshops?

In my Woman's Study class a film was shown about the lawsuit against Forever 21, held by garment workers in LA. The garment workers were working under poor conditions and were underpaid/not paid at all. The CEO of Forever 21 was even shown ignoring the protest. The movement went national and eventually took three years for Forever 21 to come up with an agreement with the garment workers center.

Man, it was pretty sad. I was wearing a Forever 21 hoodie when watching that film too =(. How horrible of me. I paid $19.50 for the hoodie and the garment workers probably received about 12 cents for every hoodie they sewed. When the film was over, I honestly felt sick. I told my friends in my next class and they couldn't believe it either. Oh man..and I usually shop there too. Oh dear, oh dear.

We don't really think about where our clothing comes from do we. Hmmmm.....maybe we should.

Downer blog, I know. Tomorrow will be a happy one- PROMISE. Til then, fiddle in your closet. If you're Lenting- remember: don't eat meat. Wash your hands and have a wonderful rest of the night.