I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global spending on armies is enough to bring all of our children into classrooms.
Kailash SatyarthiRead
If you keep on buying things made by child slaves in such conditions, you are equally responsible for the perpetration of slavery.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Supporting unethical practices harms individuals and perpetuates injustice.
This quote highlights the moral responsibility of consumers in the context of modern slavery. By choosing to buy products made under exploitative conditions, individuals contribute to the continuation of these injustices, making them complicit in the suffering of others.
Themes
SlaveryResponsibilityConsumerismEthicsExploitation
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a presentation about ethical consumerism at a university seminar.
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