Wal-Mart Opts Out of Safety Agreement in Bangladesh

[PhilliesDeacs]

You stay classy, Wal-Mart.

Regardless of the effectiveness of such regulations, its a bonehead PR move.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/15/walmart-opts-out-bangladesh-rana-plaza?CMP=twt_gu

 

[DeaconCav06]

The average Wal-Mart customer has no idea what happened in Bangladesh. Are they still going to provide cheap wares to Lower and Middle America? They'll be fine.

 

[ITK]

There is a book written last year called "Overdressed: The High Cost of Fast Fashion" that talks a lot about how horrid the conditions our clothes are made in. Some Pit'ers might find it interesting.

 

[BeachBumDeac]

There is a book written last year called "Overdressed: The High Cost of Fast Fashion" that talks a lot about how horrid the conditions our clothes are made in. Some Pit'ers might find it interesting.

Good interview with the author:

http://www.npr.org/2013/05/02/180557959/ethical-fashion-is-the-tragedy-in-bangladesh-a-final-straw

 

[RJKarl]

WalMart pays its workers in Bangladesh under $50/ MONTH.

Shopping at WalMart s basically supporting slave labor wages.

Go to Target!!!!

 

[deacondamo]

The average Wal-Mart customer has no idea what happened in Bangladesh. Are they still going to provide cheap wares to Lower and Middle America? They'll be fine.

Yeah. The only people that care don't shop at Walmart.

 

[DeacsPop]

WalMart pays its workers in Bangladesh under $50/ MONTH.

Shopping at WalMart s basically supporting slave labor wages.

Go to Target!!!!

Couldn't agree more; no way I'd ever even step into a WalMart.

 

[BacktoBack]

WalMart pays its workers in Bangladesh under $50/ MONTH.

Shopping at WalMart s basically supporting slave labor wages.

Go to Target!!!!

Where does that rank in terms of the average worker in Bangladesh? It's a little misleading to compare their cost of living to ours. Which is what you've done by not framing that number in any useful way. I'm no Wal Mart lover but you'd help your position a lot by providing more than just random numbers meant to be inflammatory.

 

[West End Deac]

Target is shady in many respects too (Google is your friend). They both are fairly miserable imho but my son can get enough of Archer Farms Monster Mix so to Target I often go.

WalMart pays its workers in Bangladesh under $50/ MONTH.

Shopping at WalMart s basically supporting slave labor wages.

Go to Target!!!!

 

[RJKarl]

Where does that rank in terms of the average worker in Bangladesh? It's a little misleading to compare their cost of living to ours. Which is what you've done by not framing that number in any useful way. I'm no Wal Mart lover but you'd help your position a lot by providing more than just random numbers meant to be inflammatory.

http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=236919

Per capita income in Bangladesh is $848 (which includes millions of unemployed).

WalMart pays $43/month or $516/ year.

They pay only 60.8% of per capita income.

If go by per capita of GDP according to CIA World fact book. The number rises to about $2000

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html

 

[deacdiggler]

60.8 % is more than they pay in the US, isn't it?

 

[ITK]

WalMart pays its workers in Bangladesh under $50/ MONTH.

Shopping at WalMart s basically supporting slave labor wages.

Go to Target!!!!

The clothing at Target is also made with slave labor wages. Read the book I mentioned.

 

[HeavyPetter]

That's why I only shop in boutiques.

 

[ibleedgoldandblack]

That's why I only shop in boutiques.

That's why I only make my own clothes out of materials I cultivated, harvested, and processed myself while paying myself a reasonable living wage for doing so.

 

[deacvision7]

WalMart pays its workers in Bangladesh under $50/ MONTH.

Shopping at WalMart s basically supporting slave labor wages.

Go to Target!!!!

Target is still only considering joining (as of last night, at least, not sure if they made a decision this morning or not).

 

[deacvision7]

GAP also opted out of joining in on this Safety Agreement, btw. They deserve some of our ire as well.

 

[Shorty]

That's why I only make my own clothes out of materials I cultivated, harvested, and processed myself while paying myself a reasonable living wage for doing so.

Organically grown?

 

[BacktoBack]

http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=236919

Per capita income in Bangladesh is $848 (which includes millions of unemployed).

WalMart pays $43/month or $516/ year.

They pay only 60.8% of per capita income.

If go by per capita of GDP according to CIA World fact book. The number rises to about $2000

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html

Thanks for including that. I assumed you knew that information but hadn't posted it. It helps to have some frame of reference.

 

[2&2 Slider To Leyritz]

http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=236919

Per capita income in Bangladesh is $848 (which includes millions of unemployed).

WalMart pays $43/month or $516/ year.

They pay only 60.8% of per capita income.

If go by per capita of GDP according to CIA World fact book. The number rises to about $2000

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html

Per capita income in the US was $42,693 in 2012. 60% of that is $25,615, which I imagine is generally equal to what WalMart pays its employees here.

 

[RJKarl]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

It looks like the Daily Star's of $816 is grossly off.

As you can see from these three charts, the real number is between $1777 and $2039.

This means WalMart's pay in Bangladesh would be $10,804-12,397 or 25-29% of US per capita.