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Phuket Pirate Hoard Goes Under the Hammer - Phuket Wan

I *will* say that burning imitation goods is a waste. Give'em to the needy. The producers of these goods won't profit, and the needy wouldn't be buying Prada or Gucci anyway. I will also reject as silly the idea that buying "real" brands is a guarantee against child labor because the Gucci and Prada and Nike folks are using child labor too. A name brand is NOT a sign that decent labor practices were in place. Frankly, I find it absolutely silly that idiots will pay for a name. Imitation goods are a good way of fighting back against that insanity / inanity.

Posted by fred on June 30, 2011 21:59

Gucci and Prada are using child labor? Pretty grave accusation..Any proof to back it up? And the way you write it insinuates Prada, Gucci and so on are knowingly "using child labor" as if they enjoy it, when in fact they would be (of course) be horrified if against all likelihood a subcontractor where using child labor..I doubt it very much. And what when it comes to pirated goods has anything to do with child labor anyway? That's a TOTALLY different topic. And if I had to guess who is most likely to produce goods using child labor between a pirated goods factory (illegal in itself) or a highly scrutinised brand such as Prada, I would definitely choose the illegal pirated goods factory..Its common sense, but I sense that you are rather smitten by conspiracy theories and the evil of Big Business.

Posted by christian on June 30, 2011 22:34

Why is fred's comment anarchic? Isn't that obvious, reader? Because he's promoting theft. You can be a creative person and design something fresh and different . . . and some shmuk steals your idea by imitation. Being rich or poor has nothing to do with it. His comments about child labor are way wide of the topic. And i still want to hear what he has to say about the piracy of music and movies.

The whole point of pirated goods is that they're helping the needy. Take away poor Thais' right to sell pirated goods produced for next to nothing and sold for double that (still almost nothing) to put rice in their family's mouths and they will have to resort to some other method of subsistence - for example, getting involved in the drug trade, or becoming a tuk-tuk driver. Piracy is the lesser of two evils or the least of many evils that exist on Phuket. Cut it some slack and go after the real crime mafia in Phuket instead.

“@HuffPostSports: Michael Vick reaches new deal with Nike instead of child labor they make dogs sew the shoes.

stopped buying anything from them in the early 90's-they were found to be using child labor. .

RT how dare nike use its child labor to support a dog killer!

how dare nike use its child labor to support a dog killer!

RT Nike does not own the factories in which its apparel is produced so that it make continue to exploit child labor.

Approaches to reducing the use of forced or child labor, summary of a workshop on assessing practice

In 2005, Nike was the first in its industry to voluntarily disclose the names and locations ... Nike Code of Conduct, which covers child and forced labor. ...

The apparel industry and codes of conduct : a solution to the international child labor problem?

Ernst & Young reviews the contractors' books and interviews employees, according to Nike. On child labor, the auditors look at birth certificates or other ...

The role of international law in the elimination of child labor

118 Id., Section entitled “Child Labor.” 119 See http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/ nikebiz.jhtml?page=25&cat=compliance&sub- cat=independentmonitoring. ...

Management, inventing and delivering its future

In June 1996, Life magazine published an article on child labor in Pakistan that included a photo of a 12-year-old boy stitching a Nike soccer ball. ...

Business Ethics, Case Studies and Selected Readings

Nike continues to support the Fair Labor Association, an organization backed by the White ... “Third-World Families at Work: Child Labor or Child Care? ...