jiacinto
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:37 PM
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Now this isn't an I/P question, but I was putting away Calvin Klein Underwear at work. Then I saw something on the label of a T-shirt. It said "Made in Israel".
Does Isreal have a sweat shop sector? I never knew that. I was wondering why Calvin Klein did business in Israel when there is cheaper labor to be had in China or other parts of Asia.
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:40 PM
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1. yes, it's called palestine.... |
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:42 PM
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I don't want this moved to I/P and then locked.
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:48 PM
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they have a cheap supply of day laborers that come over from palestine.
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:51 PM
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But let's keep this from being moved to I/P. I'll do anything to prevent that from happening because this isn't about the I/P conflict, but rather about the Israeli manufacturing sector.
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:57 PM
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8. I don't think he follows |
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:58 PM
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9. http://www.google.com/search?&q=%22sweatshop+watch%22+%22Delta+Galil%22 |
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Sat Nov-08-03 12:03 AM
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Sat Nov-08-03 12:05 AM
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That labor supply has been limited because of the endless number of terror bombings. Israel imports labor from Asia and Eastern Europe. I think last year the number was some 300,000 laborers.
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:55 PM
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5. victoria secret as well |
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*i know, i know, my mom bought them for me*
their underwear, which i find really uncomfortable, even the cotton ones, is made in israel.
im not sure what their labour practices are but, besides the fact that they are made in israel and not in the US like they should if its an american company, i dont want my money going their via taxes or underwear.
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:55 PM
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6. It has to do with Jordan and the 1994 peace agreement |
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Specifically for the Calvin Klein Underwear, the sweatshops(Qualified Industrial Zones) are in Jordan. Here are the links Calvin Klein helps to bring Jordan and Israel together http://www.jiblondon.com/bulletin/bulletin220800.htmlJordan's Sweatshops: the Carrot or the Stick of US Policy? http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=5688Patrick Schoeb
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Fri Nov-07-03 11:57 PM
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Why does the label then say "Made in Israel"?
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Sat Nov-08-03 12:05 AM
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11. Probably because part of it is made in Israel. |
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And there might be something in the whole deal that allows Jordan to label goods made in the Qaulified Industrial Zones(that need at least 8% Israeli inputs) as made in Israel for the US market. Just like companies like to get Mariana Islands sweatshops so they can label their stuff made in USA. People are less likely to think Israeli or USA labeled goods are made in sweatshops.
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