Good point, Jeremy. The notion that there are "good countries" (e.g., Republic of China) and "bad countries" (e.g., People's Republic of China) is rather simplistic. There are plenty of exploited workers in every country, including the US. Buying (or trying to buy) from specific manufacturers that observe good practices is a sounder strategy, IMO. I don't know if the folks at Riv personally visit every one of their suppliers, but it is clear they care about people, and not just profit, and that is one reason why I feel good about giving them my business.
David G, Madison WI (where the governor seems to be on a mission to weaken worker's rights) On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > Quoth the Compass website, at least about handlebars: > > "All Grand Bois handlebars are *made in Japan by Nitto*." > > At some point a few years ago I remember seeing an online photo tour of one > of Shimano's wheelbuilding plants (Malaysia, maybe?) and it seemed a fairly > pleasant place; of course, it is only one among many, I'm sure. > > In general though, given the economic crisis, the world is not a very > friendly place for worker's rights at the moment (even/especially in > Europe). > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
