Question:Since vegans are against cruelty and the exploitation of animals, shouldn’t vegans be against sweatshops since sweatshops exploit their employees (sometimes children) and pay them very little in return for their work. I for one am going to start reading labels as to where my clothing is made and look in to sweatshop free brands and stores.
DoYouKnowMe:
Do research on where your clothes are made and what shops don’t import clothes or use sweatshops. Every clothing item list where it’s made on the tag where the size is located.
Eve L:
If you’re vegan for health reasons, a better term would be strict vegetarian rather than vegan since vegans oppose wearing leather, wool, etc.
If you’re vegan because you don’t want animals to die and you don’t want to contribute to cruelty, then it makes no sense that you’d add to human cruelty. Sweatshops have everything to do with being vegan since vegans for animal rights are against cruelty, thus they should be against people cruelty too.
And regardless, everyone should care about people. I think it’s pretty sad that you’re vegan because animals suffer but don’t care enough about people to boycott clothes from sweatshops. Also, I’m not telling how to live your life. It was a question, I never said this is what you must do.
Well, I don’t think most vegans do since I asked a question about vegan shoes and I received a lot of responses with shoes that are from sweatshops. Also, an answerer that was vegan who deleted her answer said it didn’t matter.
I agree that everyone should check their clothing. I adressed this question to vegans in particular though because they’re against animal cruelty, won’t wear anything from animals, yet will buy things from sweatshops which contradicts the point of trying to be cruelty free.
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