Comments on: “Guess where my undwear was made?” is the new “What’s your sign?” http://whereamiwearing.com/2009/07/01/guess-where-my-undwear-was-made-is-the-new-whats-your-sign/ Where Am I Wearing? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:13:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kent http://whereamiwearing.com/2009/07/01/guess-where-my-undwear-was-made-is-the-new-whats-your-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-5580 Kent Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:44:25 +0000 http://whereamiwearing.com/?p=1550#comment-5580 I thought it must be something like that. Because I always checked the labels now, and I've noticed that very few garments are labeled. The EU is lagging...Who'da thought! Thanks for the link... I'll check it out. I thought it must be something like that. Because I always checked the labels now, and I’ve noticed that very few garments are labeled. The EU is lagging…Who’da thought!

Thanks for the link… I’ll check it out.

]]> By: Kelsey http://whereamiwearing.com/2009/07/01/guess-where-my-undwear-was-made-is-the-new-whats-your-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-5574 Kelsey Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:52:13 +0000 http://whereamiwearing.com/?p=1550#comment-5574 Kent, From my understanding Primark is the UK's WalMart. Cheap comes with a cost. The BBC actually ran a series where a few young people from England visited some garment factories in India. From what I've seen of the show, it's a bit skewed. The industry really isn't put in context, bu the access at the factories is pretty cool. Some of the Brits try their hands at sewing. Here's the link to the show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/thread/blood-sweat-tshirts/ According to this piece (http://eccustoms.blogspot.com/2007/02/country-of-origin-marking.html) the EU doesn't required country of origin labels. Wow! I never knew that. For once, we're ahead of Europe on something related to worker's rights. Eat it EU! Kent, From my understanding Primark is the UK’s WalMart. Cheap comes with a cost. The BBC actually ran a series where a few young people from England visited some garment factories in India. From what I’ve seen of the show, it’s a bit skewed. The industry really isn’t put in context, bu the access at the factories is pretty cool. Some of the Brits try their hands at sewing.

Here’s the link to the show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/thread/blood-sweat-tshirts/

According to this piece (http://eccustoms.blogspot.com/2007/02/country-of-origin-marking.html) the EU doesn’t required country of origin labels. Wow! I never knew that. For once, we’re ahead of Europe on something related to worker’s rights. Eat it EU!

]]> By: Kent http://whereamiwearing.com/2009/07/01/guess-where-my-undwear-was-made-is-the-new-whats-your-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-5573 Kent Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:10:21 +0000 http://whereamiwearing.com/?p=1550#comment-5573 It's hot here in Lyon today, so I'm wearing baggy, cotton/linen blend shorts made in China. A wife-beater and boxers from a Irish/UK low cost retailer called Primark. I scruntinzed the tags and there is no mention of where they're made. So, like Kelsey taught us, I checked the website (www.primark.co.uk) to find that they have an in depth section on Ethical Trading. They list all kinds of info on Targets, Values, and Auditing, but I still have no idea where my boxers were made. Perhaps "made in" lables are not required by UK law. Any insight Kels? A blog post next week maybe? It’s hot here in Lyon today, so I’m wearing baggy, cotton/linen blend shorts made in China. A wife-beater and boxers from a Irish/UK low cost retailer called Primark. I scruntinzed the tags and there is no mention of where they’re made.

So, like Kelsey taught us, I checked the website (www.primark.co.uk) to find that they have an in depth section on Ethical Trading. They list all kinds of info on Targets, Values, and Auditing, but I still have no idea where my boxers were made.

Perhaps “made in” lables are not required by UK law.

Any insight Kels? A blog post next week maybe?

]]> By: Val http://whereamiwearing.com/2009/07/01/guess-where-my-undwear-was-made-is-the-new-whats-your-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-5565 Val Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:16:08 +0000 http://whereamiwearing.com/?p=1550#comment-5565 Maybe you could create a 'box' that would sit on the FB sidebar, making it easy to enter our 'Where are you wearing' of the day, to bolster awareness? Just a thought... Maybe you could create a ‘box’ that would sit on the FB sidebar, making it easy to enter our ‘Where are you wearing’ of the day, to bolster awareness? Just a thought…

]]> By: Melissa http://whereamiwearing.com/2009/07/01/guess-where-my-undwear-was-made-is-the-new-whats-your-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-5556 Melissa Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:34:38 +0000 http://whereamiwearing.com/?p=1550#comment-5556 Oh, I'll play! Shirt=El Salvador, shorts=Philippines, underwear=India , shoes=China Oh, I’ll play! Shirt=El Salvador, shorts=Philippines, underwear=India , shoes=China

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