The Sting Behind the Bling - what is the true cost of a little style?
The mining of jewels is often inhumane, illegal and highly toxic. So think before you sparkle.
Whether future heirloom or fun trinket, jewellery is one of life's luxurious pleasures. Even if you aren't decked out in multiple carats, a bit of bling can make you feel a million dollars. But the path your jewellery takes to reach your earlobe, neck, wrist or finger can be harrowing.
Worldwide, the people - including about a million children - employed on minimal wages to mine and process supposedly legitimate diamonds, gemstones and precious metals often endure some of the worst working conditions imaginable. Toiling in Asian and African countries with little or no union support means health and safety precautions are slender at best. There's a serious risk of work-related death, injury or chronic illness as workers scratch out a living in remote mines extracting precious and semi-precious stones.
This is just one article from the BBC's online magazine Thread, which I have not read before, mainly because "fashion" is not something I generally think about.
Thread is the online fashion magazine dedicated to bringing you the latest in eco-fabulous style.
Ethical fashion is fashion that has been made, worn and passed on in a way that looks after people, animals and the environment. The clothes we feature in Thread support this approach, making us essential viewing for fashion-conscious people who care about where their clothes come from. All clothes tick off at least one of these principles:
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Whether future heirloom or fun trinket, jewellery is one of life's luxurious pleasures. Even if you aren't decked out in multiple carats, a bit of bling can make you feel a million dollars. But the path your jewellery takes to reach your earlobe, neck, wrist or finger can be harrowing.
Worldwide, the people - including about a million children - employed on minimal wages to mine and process supposedly legitimate diamonds, gemstones and precious metals often endure some of the worst working conditions imaginable. Toiling in Asian and African countries with little or no union support means health and safety precautions are slender at best. There's a serious risk of work-related death, injury or chronic illness as workers scratch out a living in remote mines extracting precious and semi-precious stones.
This is just one article from the BBC's online magazine Thread, which I have not read before, mainly because "fashion" is not something I generally think about.
Thread is the online fashion magazine dedicated to bringing you the latest in eco-fabulous style.
Ethical fashion is fashion that has been made, worn and passed on in a way that looks after people, animals and the environment. The clothes we feature in Thread support this approach, making us essential viewing for fashion-conscious people who care about where their clothes come from. All clothes tick off at least one of these principles:
- Made and traded sustainably
- Made of sustainable materials
- Recycled or vintage
Link to full article
Magazine homepage.
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Actually - is it just me?
If it is, you could be on to something with the vocabulary hypothesis, especially factoring in the fact that the US software won't be used to coping with proper spelling ;-)
I don't think I've upset anybody (unless you're counting YECs?).
. I dunno. I don't initiate enough topics to have a feel for it. I've never noticed more than a minute or two delay when I start a topic. The one I started yesterday came up immediately.
. It does seem that some of the topics will suddenly appear on page two or three, with no replies, and it says the last post (original) was many hours ago (if they are popping up as days old, I'm probably not seeing them until they get a bump). I KNOW I've checked the site three or four times since then and didn't notice it. Maybe you do have company.
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. Seems to me that most filters would take all those extra u's into account. Most Internet-related businesses have a global target market.
. If it's a roll-your-own, in-house system, a little provincialism may have crept in. :)
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. Ask Rachel.