[nailer]

My wife was a producer for fashion labels for many years, and has many friends who still are. Head to Shenyen sometime, and try and get 'off the rails' to see some of the conditions at the factories they're not willing to show you up front. Then try and find an alternative where that doesn't happen.

[netsp]

Boycotting China wholesale is counter productive if you want to achieve better working conditions for Chinese workers.

[redcap]

I don't see how - if more people stop buying Chinese goods (e.g. shitty plastic toys that you don't need), then they might do something different than feed the West's desire to spend and consume.

[MisterMerkin]

Why don't you enlighten us then.

[netsp]

There are a few ideas that at least won't hurt, but the possibility exists that the working conditions of Chinese factory workers is not within your sphere of influence.

The obvious way to achieve minimum working conditions is legislation. Many believe this would be counter productive. I'm not certain.

In any case, refusing to purchase from them and 'buying local' instead denies those workers that job. Doing this does not improve their situation.