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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Mind the Gap

posted by on October 28 at 10:17 AM

Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for Gap Kids, one of the most successful arms of the high street giant.

Speaking to The Observer, the children described long hours of unwaged work, as well as threats and beatings.

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To be fair, who would know best how to make clothes for kids then, well, kids.

Posted by Giffy | October 28, 2007 10:17 AM
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are you kidding?

Posted by erin | October 28, 2007 10:39 AM
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Now that the children are no longer employed by GAP they can embark on a career or child prostitution.

@2 Nope, Giffy is completely serious.

Posted by Y.F. | October 28, 2007 10:49 AM
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Sorry...

a career OF child prostitution

Posted by Y.F. | October 28, 2007 10:51 AM
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This is news? We've KNOWN about this for about 10 years now, maybe more. Doesn't mean dumb yuppie fucks don't still shove their kids into those ugly things.

Posted by Kat | October 28, 2007 11:52 AM
6

Any chance the kids can grow up to be the new Gap Dancers on the commercials?

Posted by Just Me | October 28, 2007 12:04 PM
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Posted by jamier | October 28, 2007 1:45 PM
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@1...

I know...and those little hands get such tight stitching!!


@3...

Child prostitution?...I thought that was Kevin Federline's recent attempt to get his "career" back...(while child prostitution is nothing to joke about, he is pretty much parading them in front of the media to suit his own needs...which is a form, if not the most extreme one.)

@6...

It's hard to dance when one leg is chained to the worktable and atrophied due to sitting for hours at said worktable.

Posted by cunei4m | October 28, 2007 1:49 PM
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"Child workers, some as young as 10"
-that's the problem right there. You've got to get 'em earlier. At 8 years old they're makin the best quality with a minimum of lip.

Posted by Tdub | October 28, 2007 2:51 PM
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@1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, You're all horrible horrible people, making light of such a serious subject. For shame. Oh wait...

Posted by Giffy | October 28, 2007 4:03 PM
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The Onion video @7:
Insanely hilarious!

Thank you Jamier

Posted by Papayas | October 28, 2007 7:48 PM

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