[Jewelry making - Article 00594] - Re: [Orchid] India among lowest cost producers of jewelry

[Mike Dibble]

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    Let me apologize in advance because I'm sure I'm going to offend at
    least one person here. 

    The reason you have the lowest production cost for jewelry and just
    about any other manufacturing industry you might care to mention is
    because a lot of the foundation of India's manufacturing economy is
    resting on the shoulders of children who have been sold into virtual
    slavery by desperately poor parents. There have been several
    documentaries and news programs in the last couple of years which
    have shown the human toll of cheap textiles, stones, etc. 

    I hate to seem rude but it is naive and disingenuous to be
    incredulous at the production costs here in the West when compared
    to India. It is like comparing apples and oranges. We don't have the
    economic "advantage" that comes with virtually free labor. 

    I know there are other countries who share these type of social
    issues with India but I haven't seen anyone from any of those
    countries post here seemingly "crowing" about their production
    costs. 

    I know there are a lot of people on this list besides myself who care
    about the kind of life their fellow human beings are living. 

    Again, I apologize but I had to get that off my chest.

Mike Dibble
Black Horse Design
www.black-horse-design.com

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