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Kathy Vargas
Professor
University of the Incarnate Word, Art
Department
An article by Ken Silverstein in The New
Republic outlined the practices of clothing
manufacturers in Indonesia working with U.S.
and European companies. Ralph Lauren and
H&M make garments there because of the
country’s anti-union history.
Seamstresses work for the lowest possible
wages with few rights and often in deplorable
conditions. Factories are abandoned without
warning, leaving workers unpaid (wage theft),
all so that we who are seduced by a brand
name and a beautiful garment can shop at
garment prices.
These photos are a testament to those
practices.
Shopping for Bargains in Indonesia
series, photo collage, 2019 - 2021
Shopping for Bargains in Indonesia
series, photo collage, 2019 - 2021
