Comments on: Made in Italy http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/ spirituality in the workplace Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:05:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: GhostGirl http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1891 GhostGirl Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:46:30 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1891 Just so you know, I have some bad news about the hosiery industry. A lot of companies had mills here in the US (in North Carolina in fact.) Hanes, Gold Toe, Fruit of the Loom, all the biggest ones employed American workers (though not exclusively, the also have plants in China, Mexico, and the Phillipines) and actually paid very good wages (>$15/hr). However, the rising cost of production here in the US has caused several plants to close in the past few months. It's sad, NC used to be the last bastion of the American Industrial Revolution, and now it's disappearing too. It's wreaking hell on the economy there. Just so you know, I have some bad news about the hosiery industry. A lot of companies had mills here in the US (in North Carolina in fact.) Hanes, Gold Toe, Fruit of the Loom, all the biggest ones employed American workers (though not exclusively, the also have plants in China, Mexico, and the Phillipines) and actually paid very good wages (>$15/hr). However, the rising cost of production here in the US has caused several plants to close in the past few months.

It’s sad, NC used to be the last bastion of the American Industrial Revolution, and now it’s disappearing too. It’s wreaking hell on the economy there.

]]> By: Ms. Theologian http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1890 Ms. Theologian Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:06:15 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1890 I find Scott's tag for <a href="http://boyinthebands.com/archives/category/unions-and-unionism/" rel="nofollow">Unions and Unionism</a> helpful for identifying products made in the US with attention to labor laws and fair wages. I find Scott’s tag for Unions and Unionism helpful for identifying products made in the US with attention to labor laws and fair wages.

]]> By: h sofia http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1887 h sofia Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:43:24 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1887 One concern I was always have with Made in USA is that there are plenty of sweatshops right here in this country. *sigh* Just another reason to buy locally made, and buy less so you can afford the locally made goods. One concern I was always have with Made in USA is that there are plenty of sweatshops right here in this country. *sigh* Just another reason to buy locally made, and buy less so you can afford the locally made goods.

]]> By: jacqueline http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1885 jacqueline Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:57:31 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1885 Reaffirming my thoughts about buying nothing! It's all just more crap anyway. Reaffirming my thoughts about buying nothing! It’s all just more crap anyway.

]]> By: Toonhead http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1884 Toonhead Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:52:07 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1884 I just finished a chapter in A People's History of the United States that talked about that very thing before and after the U.S. Civil War. I just finished a chapter in A People’s History of the United States that talked about that very thing before and after the U.S. Civil War.

]]> By: Comrade Kevin http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1882 Comrade Kevin Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:43:48 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1882 The more things change, the more they stay the same. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

]]> By: h sofia http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1880 h sofia Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:57:59 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/20/made-in-italy/#comment-1880 Wouldn't that be called indentured servitude? Wouldn’t that be called indentured servitude?

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