Shimano Slaves

[fossyant]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...ling-parts-made-by-modern-slaves-in-malaysia/

 

[fossyant]

Shocking

 

[ianrauk]

Surprise at things made in the far east made by low paid & exploited workers.

 

[fossyant]

They might sit up if the big brands switched to SRAM (although who is to say their kit is any different).

 

[Drago]

It's probably true.

But...

It's funny how some folk (no names from this thread thus far) will deride the "Torygraph" for its biased an inaccurate reporting and then in the next breath pounce on a story like this as gospel.

I suspect it is true, or has an element of truth, but will hang one for some media peer review before judging them too harshly.

 

[Cycleops]

And it's not just cycle components. Cocoa harvested here in Ghana by child labour is used in M&Ms, Mars bars snd Snickers.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/mars-accused-of-using-child-labor-in-cocoa-supply-chain.html
Weasel words by the makers say they aim to stop the practice but can we believe them? Best not buy them.

 

[T4tomo]

Cocoa harvested here in Ghana by child labour is used in M&Ms, Mars bars snd Snickers.

I often wondered what you did for a living out there....

 

[mustang1]

Puh! Aren't we all slaves? Regardless of how much money we make, many people still have to work crazy-ass hours with very little, if any, time off. I would call that slavery, a slave that's better paid than a classical slave, but a slave nonetheless.

 

[BrumJim]

Puh! Aren't we all slaves? Regardless of how much money we make, many people still have to work crazy-ass hours with very little, if any, time off. I would call that slavery, a slave that's better paid than a classical slave, but a slave nonetheless.

No. We have a choice as to if we follow the rat-race or not, and if so, how we do it. Some even don't at all.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

And it's not just cycle components. Cocoa harvested here in Ghana by child labour is used in M&Ms, Mars bars snd Snickers.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/mars-accused-of-using-child-labor-in-cocoa-supply-chain.html
Weasel words by the makers say they aim to stop the practice but can we believe them? Best not buy them.

Best to buy Fairtrade chocolate if available and, of course, if you can afford the slightly higher price.

 

[Drago]

Best to buy Fairtrade chocolate if available...

Unless you've recently been diagnosed with liver problems