Is John Lewis Ethical?
skoolboy | 19.06.2002 20:56
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John Lewis "Partnership"
19.06.2002 22:21
jimmer
Homepage: http://www.anarchistyouth.net
A capitalist is a capitalist.
19.06.2002 22:37
Perhaps you feel this is of no help to you in deciding whether John Lewis producing your school uniform is ethical or not –and I can assure you that there is not one capitalist corporation of that scale which won't use sweatshop labour or exploit it's workers, whatever some social democrat/liberal decides to tell you about their policy of giving their workers shares–, but the question of capitalism that I address here is of course far from irrelevant. Unless you make your own clothes from all the materials you procure and own collectively with those who produce those other materials then exploitation and oppression will always be part of your purchase. It is the necessary reality of capitalism and there is no avoiding this.
Buy your clothes from wherever you like, but only feel no weight on your choice if you play no part in the overthrow of the very system which oppresses and exploits, enslaves and murders billions of workers and minorities across the globe.
Antid Oto
e-mail: tc_1917@hotmail.com
Correction
19.06.2002 22:57
Antid Oto
Re: is John Lewis' ethical?
19.06.2002 23:37
In fact, a few years back, the workers of John Lewis Partnership tried to sell out their 'benefits' for quick cash, like all the building societies etc that have demutualised over recent years. They voted in favour, but then someone found that they could never do this, 'cos of how the founder had set it up.
john
Capitalist 'ethics'?
20.06.2002 00:02
Antid Oto
just like the rest
20.06.2002 09:02
The people who work there do seem to be a bit more empowered than at many other places, but the decision making is still geared towards a hierarchical structure on a day to day basis
- apparently there are partners forums where some decision making is done & grievances & suggestions aired, but in no way is it a co-op.
And they still sell vast amounts of comsumerist tat that no-one actually needs...
gnome
missing the point...
20.06.2002 11:07
johnny_boy
what he said --^
20.06.2002 20:14
skoolboy