Our second-hand donations result in African textile factories closing and people losing jobs. Do we just stop giving to charity shops?
Should we stop donating to charity shops?
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 52
It has been revealed that 90% of the clothes we donate to charity shops end up being exported, mostly to Africa. The second-hand clothes export market from the UK to Ghana alone is thought to be worth around £50 million. Our cast-offs are being snapped up because they're cheaper than locally-made alternatives, resulting in African textile factories closing and people losing jobs. So is the answer to no longer give our worn-out clothes to charity shops? Or is there another solution?
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