Sweatshop Shopping

Its hard for me to say that I'm going to change my consumer habits because I now know more about sweatshop conditions because its hard to buy affordable products that are 100% sweatshop proof. It definitely makes me a more conscious shopper and gives me more appreciation for the work put into making my name brand sweater. I don't agree with the conditions in which they have to work under and I don't believe that its okay but I also have a respect for the workers who suck it up and chose to work for the little they get rather than do nothing at all or beg. I feel blessed to have the opportunity and the option to go to school, just like some of those sweatshop workers feel like they are lucky enough to be able to make those few dollars a day to give themselves and their families a better future. Life isn't always fair, you deal with what you're given and its up to you to make it better. I think the article about the women of Bangladesh really helped me to see that its not ALL bad knowing that giving these women a place to make money of their own is changing their lives for the best. They're able to educate themselves, giving them more options in life and a way to better care for themselves and their families. Of course you take the good with the bad, they aren't working in the best environments, are working long hours, but its a sacrifice they are willing to make. Everyone has to make sacrifices at one point or another in life, some are just more fortunate than others when it comes down to what is being sacrificed.