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Walmart slave labor takes away USA jobs

<font face=”Arial”>US consumers continue to fund China’s military modernization, even as they erode their own economy and employment at home. Even worse, Wal-Mart shoppers are supporting forced labor camps where the healthiest inmates are executed for “organ harvesting”. Wal-Mart also buys heavily from slave labor manufacturing zones, where women workers are typically paid 3 cents an hour or less for 70 to 90-hour work weeks. Full story <a href=”http://www.willthomas.net/Convergence/Weekly/China.htm”>here</a>. </font>

<font face=”Arial”><strong>THREE CENTS AN HOUR.</strong> Geez. What a bargain that $10 tee shirt is for you! Walmart paid about fifty cents for it (including the fabric).  So as that bargain tee takes away American jobs, promotes slave labor (in countries that have no labor laws), and produces outrageous markups (yet still pays their employees at the bottom of the scale)…. it also takes away our dignity as people. That freakin’ smiley face they use as a logo, is worse than burning the American flag, IMHO. Support USA apparel and textiles. Stop the slave labor. Bring the industry back home so we have work here. If YOU don’t care, THEY don’t care. Vote with your purchases. It really does make a big difference.</font> The USA cut & sews are going, going….

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Organic Apparel & Textiles

USA Textiles – Once Upon a Time

U.S. textile plants are often located in small rural communities in the Southeast and often represent the major source of employment and taxes for many towns and cities. When a textile mill closes, the entire community feels the ramifications, with local businesses, churches and government being hurt. The industry is a primary employer of women and minorities.
<em>Source: National Council of Textile Organizations</em>

That’s one of the reasons we produce our organic textile brands here, because going overseas affects OUR communities and OUR families. We’re all for “fairtrade” overseas, but mostly for artisan-crafted goods, items that are unique to that specific area. But to cut and sew our garments? Why are we taking jobs away from Americans in this industry? One answer: It’s cheaper over there. If we keep going at this pace, we’ll all be working at Walmart. Your purchases cast a vote… Support USA garment workers!  Your neighbor may thank you.

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Organic Apparel & Textiles

We gonna rock down to Eco -Avenue

Just a familiar 80’s song with an eco-twist… and without the big hair.

We’re proud to announce our new eco line of Home Textiles and Apparel will soon be called “EcoAveUSA”. Previous to this, you may have goods with our “Tom’s Greenthumb” label, which we’ve produced for a few years now. The thing is, we never felt good ‘ol “Tom” really embraced our whole line (bath towels, tote bags, clothing, etc). The EcoAve label can stand on its own to identify our various eco products, everything from undies and sleepwear to kitchen towels and tote bags. Look for some exciting new items within the next year, as we plan and develop these projects and bring them to fruition.

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Miscellaneous Organic Apparel & Textiles

Chemical warfare in our clothes?

Did you know that chemicals and technologies developed for warfare during World War I and II, were later incorporated into pesticides for our farms? Your skin BREATHES — and is in contact with clothing, which is why some people suffer adverse reactions to chemically treated fibers. Starting with the cultivation through to the finished fabric, Organic Cotton contains absolutely no insecticides, herbicides, formaldehydes or other toxic chemicals. It’s the healthy choice.

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Organic Apparel & Textiles

Kudos to you

Organic cotton is the purest form of cotton available, never coming in contact with any form of chemical treatments. Even the soil must be chemical-free for a period of three years before organic crops can be cultivated. It’s the safest, smartest, most natural choice for our families and our environment. In fact, one organic cotton teeshirt saves one-third pound of pesticides from polluting the earth. Over the past decade, our customers have literally prevented THOUSANDS of TONS of excessive chemical pollution, through their awareness and support of organic cotton fiber. Bravo… and a standing ovation!