why you shouldnt shop at forever 21

this was taken from www.39thandbroadway.com/hate-21/
Sweatshop labor in the US – Forever 21 has been
running sweatshops in California and using Mexican immigrant labor in subpar
working conditions to provide you with cheap disposable clothing. Especially for
our LA readers, how can you in good conscious spend money on a product that
forces fellow women to work in sweatshop conditions? Several of these
women have banded to together and created a must see documentary called “Made in LA”. It is
very easy to say “Oh yeah, it may be cheap labor but I can’t afford anything
better” and thereby distancing yourself from the issue at hand but watching this
documentary and seeing the faces behind your garments should open everyone’s
eyes. Additionally, Forever 21 has been taken to the California Supreme
Court regarding its unfair labor practices repeatedly. As one factory
worker Guadalupe Hernandez explained she earned, “$4 per hour working 10 hours a
day 6 days a week in a factory with no running water and no bathroom.” Clearly
the cost of fast fashion is too high!
Sweatshop Labor
overseas – As many are not aware, much of Forever 21’s products
are not made in their own factories, but rather subcontracted out. F21
finds third party manufactures who produce private label pieces (i.e. with
Forever 21’s labels and hangtags) made in subcontracted overseas sweatshops to
make the incredibly low price-point that F21 demands. You see,
Mexican/American sweatshop labor is far more expensive then that of Chinese,
Cambodian, or Bangladeshi workers. Forever 21 has repeatedly faced
lawsuits regarding overseas sweatshop labor; however, they avoid the
consequences by laying the blame on the third party contractors and deny
any responsibilities. Unfair labor practices, child labor, dangerous work
environments and the exploitation of women are the true cost of that $12.99 sun
dress you picked up.