America's Billion Dollar Addiction: Apparel Importing
Mar 24, 2023 ·
29m 37s
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Clothing has long been one of America's most popular budget spending items. Unfortunately, much of these garments are produced overseas in countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, and China- where labor...
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Clothing has long been one of America's most popular budget spending items. Unfortunately, much of these garments are produced overseas in countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, and China- where labor is often much cheaper than in developed countries like the United States. As a result, shoppers in the US are able to find clothes at incredibly low prices, due to the low wages being paid in the factories supplying these clothes. In this episode I review America's dependence on the import apparel market and the global effect it has on wages for workers in poor areas of the world.
00:00 Intro 2:25 US Apparel Imports 6:30 The History of Apparel Imports to the U.S. 12:00 Wages To Apparel workers 18:00 Why are wages lower/ 21:50 Defending the Import process 26:20 Connect with us
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00:00 Intro 2:25 US Apparel Imports 6:30 The History of Apparel Imports to the U.S. 12:00 Wages To Apparel workers 18:00 Why are wages lower/ 21:50 Defending the Import process 26:20 Connect with us
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| Author | The Peoples Voice Podcast |
| Organization | Lets GetIt |
| Website | treyevans.business.site |
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