Tuesday, March 15, 2005Dismissive corporate asshole statement of the dayA new report by International Crisis Group was released this week highlighting forced labour and other human rights abuses that are common in the cotton fields of central Asia. Cargill, which sources cotton from middlemen in the region, didn't seem to think such things were that big of a deal. Cargill was quoted as saying that if there is child labour in their supply chain, it is because families in developing countries need help in the fields. The authors of the report argue otherwise: "The cotton industry in these countries contributes to political repression, economic stagnation, widespread poverty and environmental degradation," says the thinktank. Maybe if Cargill participated in a process that paid its workers a living wage, children wouldn't have to "help" in the fields. posted by chris at 4:12 PM ------------------ |
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