2015-09-08 13:34:51 +0100
To: Charity shops
Charity clothes trade
Good quality, unsold clothes are being sold on for profit to textile merchants who are then selling them on to shops as 'vintage' and to traders in poverty sticken countries.
These unsold clothes should be donated on to homeless and refugee charities.
These unsold clothes should be donated on to homeless and refugee charities.
Why is this important?
This is important as there are so many displaced refugees and ex-service men who have NOTHING. People give clothes to charity shops as donations and I do not believe they shoud be sold on to make profit especially when it is the textile traders making the money.
The trade is also undermining local traders and clothing manufacturers and affecting the livelihoods of those who depend on producing and selling clothing in poverty stricken countries. This will also affect the economy.
Consideration should also be given the environmental impact of shipping all these clothes.
Some charities I believe have cut the middle men but I think all should do the same and prioritise the greater need or crisis at the time.
The trade is also undermining local traders and clothing manufacturers and affecting the livelihoods of those who depend on producing and selling clothing in poverty stricken countries. This will also affect the economy.
Consideration should also be given the environmental impact of shipping all these clothes.
Some charities I believe have cut the middle men but I think all should do the same and prioritise the greater need or crisis at the time.
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