Unethical clothing for children. While National Education launched the uniform experiment this Tuesday 26 March in a school in Puteaux in the Hauts-de-Seine, the parents of the students had to face an unpleasant surprise.
Uniforms made by children?
Contrary to what was promised, the blouses, polo shirts and sweatshirts distributed to the 900 students of the three experimental schools did not come from Europe: the clothes would have been made in Bangladesh it’s at Pakistanaccording to our colleagues at franceinfo. This which raises the question of involving children in the production of these uniformsChildren from Bangladeshi slums often work in textile factories where international brands produce their clothes.
“It’s shameful […] and just like it was done hastily, without respecting the school boards, without discussing it. It’s more than a hiccup. It is not good for our children and goes against all values when we talk about ecology., we talk about protecting the Earth when we were promised, sworn that products from Europe would arrive. It’s scandalous “, denounced a parent of a student into the microphone of RTL.
The municipality of Puteaux justifies itself with “short deadlines”
Furthermore, as the labels have been cut from several uniforms, this also raises questions about the safety risks these garments pose to children in terms of allergies, as it is not known what this fabric contains.
For its part, the municipality of Puteaux states that it was indeed expected that the uniforms would be manufactured in Portugal, but that this commitment was impossible to keep, given that “ extremely short deadline “. He promises, however, that the next school that integrates the testing system will respect ethical production.
For their part, the opposition city councilors asked in a press release for the total cessation of this experiment pending a “commitment to order sustainable clothing whose sustainable production process respects human rights and the environment “.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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