svartskalleroy: nprfreshair: In the wake of the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that has killed more than 1,100 workers, some major retailers — including H&M and Zara’s parent company, Inditex — have signed an agreement mandating better working conditions and safety standards for buildings. A couple weeks ago, author Elizabeth Cline told Terry that this tragedy might be the final straw, that it might actually force companies to sign such an agreement for garment workers. It looks like she was right. New York Times: The factory safety agreement calls for independent, rigorous factory safety inspections with public reports and mandatory repairs and renovations underwritten by Western retailers. A legally enforceable contract, it also calls for retailers to stop doing business with any factory that refuses to make necessary safety improvements, and for workers and their unions to have a substantial voice in factory safety. Cline is the author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Price of Cheap Fashion. She visited clothing manufacturing plants in Bangladesh as part of her research for the book. Image via InkKC It says a great deal that it takes such a tragedy for these corporations to sign an agreement regarding the safety of workers that manufacture their clothes. Whatever happened to empathy in regards to humanity? Oh right Global capitalism
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svartskalleroy:

nprfreshair:

In the wake of the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that has killed more than 1,100 workers, some major retailers — including H&M and Zara’s parent company, Inditex — have signed an agreement mandating better working conditions and safety standards for buildings. A couple weeks ago, author Elizabeth Cline told Terry that this tragedy might be the final straw, that it might actually force companies to sign such an agreement for garment workers. It looks like she was right.

New York Times:

The factory safety agreement calls for independent, rigorous factory safety inspections with public reports and mandatory repairs and renovations underwritten by Western retailers. A legally enforceable contract, it also calls for retailers to stop doing business with any factory that refuses to make necessary safety improvements, and for workers and their unions to have a substantial voice in factory safety.

Cline is the author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Price of Cheap Fashion. She visited clothing manufacturing plants in Bangladesh as part of her research for the book.

Image via InkKC

It says a great deal that it takes such a tragedy for these corporations to sign an agreement regarding the safety of workers that manufacture their clothes. Whatever happened to empathy in regards to humanity?

Oh right

Global capitalism

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Miso Head: Smaller Books

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sunshinegames:

Today I helped a family new to the United States get library cards. After giving them the rundown on what a library membership means, I showed the kids the children’s area. The mother told them they could each check out two books. The smallest child, a girl of seven, picked out two small board books.

“Are you sure you don’t want a picture book?” I asked her, showing her a few new ones on display.

“Too much money,” she said.

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“These cost less, right? They smaller.”

It hit me what she was saying: she was trying to save her parents money by choosing the smallest books.

“Do you know what?” I said. “All of this is free, no money. You can choose whichever books you want.”

She turned her head to look at the shelves of books and gasped at the bounty. She wandered away without another word and I watched her pick up book after book, shuffling through each one, making little piles, studying each one intently.

I’ve never been more proud I chose this career.

Adorable.

Libraries ARE important. And the only people who think they aren’t are the people who have enough resources to get the things a library holds with money. The rest of us need the library and the librarian and people who don’t think the building, its contents, and the person are important are classist.

Oh god this story…libraries are so important. Also? I want to know what kind of heartless fuck thinks books aren’t important to kids.

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While I was doing the daily cash report, two of my straight, cis coworkers were joking around (read: annoying the shit out of me and getting in my way), and over the course of about 15 minutes: 1.) used the words “she-male” to insult each other; 2.) used the word “fag” to insult each other; 3.) proceeded to complain about how one of them had asked the other “are you a man or a woman?” on the first day they worked here; 4.) spent a good minute or two explaining how insulting it was to be mistaken for a trans person.

Now they won’t stop asking why I’m so “grumpy”, all of a sudden.

Various Tumblr Tricks and Tips

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innerpalindrome:

Elementary fandom, I usually love you guys, but I’ve been real disappointed with some of you who insist on hating on Irene Adler or expect some kind of cat fight between her and Joan. Which is frankly stupid and more than a little sexist!

Look, we know very very little about Irene at this point, and none of it provides an acceptable reason to hate her. Here is what we know:

1. She had a relationship with Sherlock.
2. She had tons of fantastic sex with Sherlock.
3. She restores Renaissance paintings, which is totally badass.
4. She’s smart and awesome and Sherlock respects her a lot, which we know doesn’t happen too often so she must be pretty amazing.
5. She’s not actually dead.

That’s really it. We don’t know how she survived or what she’s been doing or if she has a hidden agenda or anything. So, what, you’re hating on this woman because she…isn’t dead? Wow, A+, good job.

And if you think Joan Watson is petty enough to join in on your Irene hate, I’d say you don’t know her very well at all.

In conclusion I hope Joan and Irene become awesome friends and complain about Sherlock together and invite Ms. Hudson out for Fabulous Ladies Night.

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