YOUR OWN PERSONAL SLAVES
by
Daniel Garcia
“Which of these products do you use? I wanted to do a piece about all the products we depend on, that are made or reaped by forced labor, child workers, sex slaves, etc.”
http://www.danielgarciaart.com/your-own-personal-slaves/
Below is a list of products people see everyday to boycott. Click on each name for more info. If you have any feedback, suggestions, or would like us to research a product to post please email responsibleconsumer1@gmail.com
Table of Contents
Agriculture and Food Products
Non-Edible Products
Food Businesses
Businesses
Banks
Oil and Gas
Clothing Companies
Trump-Supporting Companies
Buy Less, Use More
Agriculture and Food Products
Production Involves Cruelty
- Animal Agriculture
- Overview on Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture
- Boycott Canadian Seafood to Help Baby Seals (for Chefs, restaurants, and businesses)
Alternatives to Factory Farming & Animal Agriculture
Production Involves Child Labor
- Ivory Coast and Ghana Cocoa/Chocolate
- Nestle, Hershey, Mars, Kraft, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, ADM Cocoa, Godiva, Fowler’s Chocolate
- Madagascar Vanilla
Production Involves Slave Labor
- Brazilian Coffee
- Nescafé, Nespresso, Dolce Gusto, Coffee-mate and Senseo
- Haribo Gummy Bears
- Palm Oil
- Thailand Shrimp
Production Involves Unfair Labor Practices
- Cut Flowers (flowers not grown by fair trade or local growers)
- Driscolls Berries
- Free Trade vs Fair Trade Bananas
- Miller Coors
- Nabisco (Check label and only buy “Made in America”)
Production Involves Environmental or Health Degradation
- Aurora Dairy (name brand organic milk at Walmart, Costco and Target)
- Bottle Water
- Canned Tuna: The Best and Worst Ranked, Based on Sustainability
- Constellation Brands
- Consumer Guides to Sustainable Seafood
- Nano Particles in Baby Formula
- Nestle Baby Formula
- Nestle Water Grab
- Overview on Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture
- Palm Oil
- Products to Boycott to Oppose GMOs
- 4 Questions Before You Buy Pink (products supporting cancer campaigns)
Companies Involved with Multiple Issues
Non-Edible Products
Animal Cruelty Products
Animal Skin Clothes and Accessories
- Angora Wool (Rabbit)
- Down Industry
- Fur Trade
- Urge Backcountry.com to stop selling angora wool and fur
- Boycott Canadian Seafood to Help Baby Seals (for Chefs, restaurants, and businesses)
- Ivory (Elephant Tusks) Products
- Leather Products
- Wool and Sheep Skin
Production Involves Slave Labor or Bad Labor Practices
- Blood Diamonds vs Canadian Diamonds
- Child Labor Cosmetics
- Conflict Minerals in Cellphones, Computers, and Cars
- Daewoo Cotton (Uzeb Slave Labor Cotton Industry)
- Companies that use Prison Slave Labor
- Overview of Prison Slave Labor
- Samsung Products
Toxic Products
- Conventional Burials
- De-Icers (Use Magnesium chloride over sodium chloride)
- Microbeads
- Microfibers (Fleece, Nylon, Polyester, Spandex)
- Mind the Store: Ranking Retailers on Toxic Chemicals
- Plastic Toothbrushes
- Single Use Coffee Pods
- Straws
- Toxic Cosmetics
- Toxic Scented Candles
Products Involved in Supporting Oppression
Products that Support the “Pink or Women” Tax
(women pay on average 42% or $1351 more a year more than men for essentially the same products like personal care products, clothing, accessories healthcare products, etc)
Food Businesses
Businesses
- Amazon.com
- Animal Entertainment
- Ethical and Non-Ethical Ways to Use Home Sharing Rental Platforms (Airbnb, etc)
- NFL
- Pet Stores and Puppy Mills
- Telsa
- Uber
Banks
- Wells Fargo
- Bank of America
- Banks Investing in Standing Rock
- Green America’s Break Up with your Mega Bank Pledge
- Resources on leaving bad banks and finding better ones
Gas and Oil Industry
Clothing Companies Using Sweat Shop Labor
Learn more about sweatshops and how to campaign against companies supporting sweatshops at Oxfam: Are your clothes made in sweatshops?
- Adidas
- Fila
- Forever 21
- GAP (including Old Navy and Banana Republic)
- H&M
- Nike
- Pacific Brands (Berlei, Bonds, Clarks, Dunlop, Slazenger and Volley)
- Primark
- Puma
- The Just Group
- Uniqlo
- Urban Outfitters
- Victoria’s Secret
- Wal-Mart
- Zara
Learn more at Green America: SweatShops
Check out the “True Cost” whole movie at Netflix or here.
Companies that Supported Trump
- ABC Supply
- Firestone Beer
- Forbes
- Kushner Properties
- Hobby Lobby
- L.L. Bean
- Miller Coors
- National Enquirer
- New Balance
- Uline
- Under Armour
- Yuengling
For a list of companies that sell Trump products click here.
Things to Buy Less of While Responsibly Reusing and Recycling more
Story of Stuff
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