Results: Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Recently 400 factory workers were killed when a clothing factory in Bangladesh collapsed. The collapsed building not only made people question sound labor practices in Bangladesh, but also highlighted the amount of big clothing brands that are made abroad. Currently Bangladesh has over 4,000 garment factories that include The Gap, Joe Fresh, Children’s Place, Walmart, JC Penny and Sears to name a few. Although companies are supposed to conduct health and safety audits, it is difficult to determine whether a company is actually conducting the audits as the reports are not made public.
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1.
Did you know that 98% of the clothing sold in the United States comes from abroad?
Yes
61%
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872 votes
No
39%
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568 votes
2.
2.
Do you usually educate yourself about where the clothing you are buying is coming from? Yes, I usually educate myself about where the clothing I am buying is coming from
16%
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230 votes
Sometimes I educate myself about where my clothing is coming from
37%
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537 votes
No, I never educate myself about where my clothing is coming from
36%
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514 votes
N/A
11%
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159 votes
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3.
Do you shop at any of these retailers? Joe Fresh
10%
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140 votes
Sears
28%
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409 votes
Children’s Place
14%
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195 votes
The Gap
18%
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263 votes
Walmart
61%
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881 votes
JC Penny
28%
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404 votes
N/A
19%
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276 votes
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4.
After finding out that some of these retailers use cheap labor to create their products, will you continue to shop there? I can’t help it. I will continue to shop at these retailers
36%
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524 votes
Sometimes I will shop at these retailers
35%
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508 votes
No, I will not continue to shop at these retailers
13%
•
187 votes
N/A
15%
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221 votes
5.
5.
Will you do your research before you purchase clothing in the future? Yes
24%
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347 votes
No
35%
•
507 votes
Undecided
30%
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431 votes
Not Applicable
11%
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155 votes
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