§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ ( @shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml ) United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months ago
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Any U.S. consumer walking down the supermarket aisle will find berries, tomatoes, and other vegetables that are labeled “responsibly grown,” “farmworker-assured,” and “fair-trade certified.”
But behind the labels, the Mexican workers who harvest these fruits and vegetables live and labor in conditions they call “twenty-first century slavery.”
Marketing gimmicks to overcharge the left-liberal market segment that shops by vibes. We don’t need labels so consumers can performatively shop, we need laws that are enforced.