How to Choose Childrens Clothes With a Clear Conscience

Did you know that there are an estimated 158 million children engaged in child labour, between the ages of 5 and 14? Most of us know it still happens but perhaps not the full extent of this horrendous problem. The figures equate into one out of every six children in the world, so your child or my child, if they had not been lucky enough to have been born into the privileges that we have could have been one of these children who do not have a proper childhood. It is not just this, but that they are often working in hazardous conditions such as down in mines, with dangerous machinery in factories, or with chemicals and pesticides.

These children are labouring where they can be hidden away from view so that people like us are unaware and when deciding to buy an item for the house or even clothing for our own children, the idea of child labour does not come to mind. Luckily there are some excellent organisations who dedicate themselves to changing this wholly unacceptable practice, which is completely abhorrent in the 21st Century, or before. There are brands of childrens clothing such as Mim Pi clothing which are champions of this cause and in general products which are made with sustainability.

Society and our children themselves are more aware these days especially because of the internet. Can you imagine your 7 year old turning around and asking you if the clothes they are wearing were made by other children? Naturally each household is on a budget so choices made need to be calculated to fit with this. But taking the example of sustainable fashion for children and adults the quality is generally very good and the price is not that of a Chinese shop but is reasonable.

The other big advantage we have today is online shopping. Before we were limited to a radius around our house of where we were willing to travel to go shopping for clothes. This has changed completely with online shopping and especially if buying clothes for our children it is really comfortable to choose these at home, and not have to drag a disinterested boy from one shop to another. The other benefit being price as these shops do not have the same types of overheads as the high street boutique.

To see online more information about sustainable fashion there is an organisation which was set up a few years ago called MADE-BY. This is an independent consumer label who support and work with fashion companies who are trying to improve the economic, social and ecological conditions right through the whole supply chain of their collections. The organisation's mission is to make sustainable fashion a common practice. They need for fashion companies to be willing to be completely transparent but they can offer a lot of support, and for example it is possible for a fashion company just to start off with one aspects of their products as a start, to make the transition easier. We can all do our part in encouraging this honorable initiative which is made easier when you remind yourself that your child is more fortunate than others!