most people have seen large green containers nearby stores in big cities in Europe, the metallic container is in the store premises next to actual rubbish bincontainer says "throw your used clothes here, clean clothes only, put only good useable clothes which are such you dont want to use anymore by yourself"do you know they go to africa?https://www.ku.fi/artikkeli/5238200-afrikka-hukkuu-kaytettyihin-vaatteisiinShamisen Marambanyika, 33, lives in Mutare, Africa and sells 5 euro jeans to visitors.They came from Europe to her, for free.Meanwhile, actual African clothes makers are in trouble, they cant sell clothes made in Africa when everyone spends their money to initially free European clothes. Somehow, at some point, in the chain clothes in Africa end up to people who sell them instead of give them to people in need, for free.They were American Jeans (Levis), Swedish Jeans (H&M) etc.T-shirt price in Mutare is 3 euro per shirt.Mugabe, a clothes maker, says she is in trouble. She cant sell jeans for cheaper than 20 euro, these has never been in use but she cant compete with 5 euro used clothes. HOWEVER the rich people still buy from her due to them wanting actually unused clothes.But there are not many rich people around.
some of the clothes containers in Finland are actually yellow but whateverthere is a picture where you can see its for clothes
>>521971525Why do fins care about African clothing brands? Do you buy clothes from African brands?
>>521971610I think most clothes which are sold in Finland say "made in Thailand", "made in Estonia", and some are "made in Turkey"
https://www.dw.com/en/why-dead-white-mens-clothes-are-art/video-72788610
What is harm? A whole bunch of people are getting free or cheap clothes. That a vanishingly small subset of the population "clothes manufacturers" are disadvantaged is mostly irrelevant.>but they will never progress!If Africans actually wanted to progress they could have done so at any point in the last million years. Clearly they don't give a fuck about civilization or advancing their own tech tree, why would anyone else care?
>>521971488You want them to all walk around naked everywhere or something?
>>521971780if all domestic clothes makers have to quit they will truly depend on free clothes sent from Europe (and maybe USA? but I dont know if USA even does this at all)
>>521971488Better to send all rhat polyester (plastic) waste to be dumped in landfills in Africa than here. Don't fucking wear plastic clothes btw, it absorbs into the skin and shrinks your nuts.
>>521971824she's complaining she can't sell jeans (western clothes) They already depend on others for whatever semblance of modernity they can sustain. That will not change. If the international aid ends they will return to sticks and coconut leaves within a generation and will probably end up happier as a result.
>>521971488I only throw away super warm cloths that can't be used in africa
>>521971824>I dont know if USA even does this at allThe majority of clothes donated to goodwill wind up in Africa.Goodwill actually gets about 4x the amount of clothes the market can sustain, they just cant move that much goods. The rest are bought by NGOs by the ton and shipped to Africa.>t. Worked at goodwill
>>521971488Did you know it's illegal to transport used clothes to Mexico? Mexicans still do it, they raid those donation bins and sell them where they can, in the states or across the border. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V89i8grig4
