Dec 302012
Here is a reason why I prefer not to buy goods made in China. Some of the goods from that country may have been made in “re-education through labor” camps.
In other words, forced labor.
And last year, a camp inmate had the courage to smuggle a letter into the packaging of a Halloween decoration kit. The package sat unopened by its purchaser for a year, when she finally decided to put up some Halloween decorations.
Note to retailers: I am more than happy to pay a premium for goods made in Canada or the US, by free people earning decent wages. And, while I may be in a minority for the time being, I am pretty sure I am not alone.