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> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:42:49 -0700<BR>> From: jacob@appelbaum.net<BR>> To: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge shirts<BR>> <BR>> Alex Perez wrote:<BR>> > My apologies for replying to myself, but I felt I needed to elaborate<BR>> > upon my prior comment. Yes, I realize there are plenty of sweatshops in<BR>> > *this* country as well, but American Apparel really is deserving of our<BR>> > business, if we have to choose from the aforementioned list. Please see<BR>> > http://americanapparel.net/contact/ourworkers.html if you have further<BR>> > interest and/or questions.<BR>> > <BR>> > From the above URL:<BR>> > <BR>> > "The average sewer with experience at American Apparel is making about<BR>> > $25,000/yr (i.e. $12/hr, well over twice the federal minimum)"<BR>> <BR>> Hi,<BR>> <BR>> As a counter point to the kindness of American Apparel:<BR>> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_26/b3939108_mz017.htm<BR>> <BR>> Best,<BR>> Jake<BR><BR>
Yeah, they probably all suck. But some suck way more than others, such as some of the black holes I found in China while searching for good places to manufacture over there. Some good ones do exist, but other than going there to check them out, I don't know how to find out who they are.<BR>
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Mitch.<BR>
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