As the January sales season nears in the West, Pope Francis will call on shoppers not to buy products which may have been made by modern-day slaves – whatever the savings. In a speech to be delivered on January 1 entitled “No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters,” the Pope will say that despite the financial crisis, consumers should think twice before buying “items which may have been produced by exploiting others.” (...) His message, published by the Vatican on Wednesday, December 10, slams “the growing scourge of man’s exploitation by man,” an “abominable phenomenon” covering everything from forced prostitution to child soldiers and slave labour in factories. He warns that a common source of slavery is “corruption on the part of people willing to do anything for financial gain.” rawstory/rs/2014/12/pope-francis-tells-shoppers-dont-buy-products-made-by-modern-day-slaves/
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:14:56 +0000
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