Wk 4

Ziyu Wang

The article Santa's Sweatshop resonates perfectly with the documentary we watched during this week's lecture, which again addresses the social and environmental harm that fast fashion has brought upon the society. These workers at sweatshops work tirelessly under inhumane conditions, yet they get paid for less than a fraction of the price of the product they risked their lives making. Yes, everyone loves money; it makes the world go round. But corporations must look past the dollar signs in their bank accounts. There are real human beings behind every products in the fast fashion industry, and they are suffering. This is not a economical issue, but an ethical one. Do we really deserve to live more than those people? We are not cold blooded animal so we should not be acting like one. Environmental harm is also a consequential drawback of the fast fashion industry. The amount of pollution caused by these mass productions has contributed to significantly to global warming and other environmental issues. We all live on this planet, and if we want to continue to live on it, then we must all work together to save it. Environmental issues and global warming are serious problems that we must deal with, and we have to deal with them fast. Time is running out before these environmental disasters become irreversible. We must secure our future for humanity. To do so, we must think smart about our daily purchases and how our choices can impact the rest of the world. So my question is, what necessary step must we take in the fashion industry to ensure a minimal ethical and environmental impact?