Are Your Home Accessories Ethically Sourced?

So you’ve picked you colour scheme, painted the walls, put in the flooring and chosen the lighting for your new living space. It’s time for the finishing touches and home accessories are the best way to personalize your home.
In today’s global economy it’s possible to fill your home with accessories from across the globe. These home accessories can be exciting, original and hand-made from a wide variety of materials using traditional techniques. But in some cases the products are manufactured cheaply by exploiting local communities. Poor working conditions, low wages and long hours are just some of the problems faced in countries such as Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Poland, Vietnam, Ukraine, Thailand and South Africa, where cheap labour is still exploited. For me, it’s important to know any product I buy is ethically sourced and there are plenty of home accessory stores that follow an ethical fair trade policy. (more…)



