Mil.barshaa
Mil.barshaa
T-shirt in white and red cotton with a rounded hem. Long sleeves.
Composition: Cotton 100%
Made in undisclosed / reMade in Luxembourg
This T-shirt made in a low-wage country by an underpaid textile worker and sold in retail, was bought at C&A for € 7.90.
The T-shirt is undone/unstitched and then sewn together again by hand.
The working hours of Various Artists were counted and paid as in the country of origin (the minimum wage for clothing workers in Bangladesh is € 0.35).
This online shop sells the pieces at "low wage country" price.
€ 9.91 Online selling price =
€ 7.90 purchase prise at H&M +
€ 2.01 artist's wage/5 hours and 45 minutes at € 0.35/hour
However, in order to be able to purchase this work of art at online selling price, the buyer must donate the missing value of € 911.74 to support the cause of worker's rights. The missing value is calculated as the "Made in Luxembourg" price minus the online selling price.
€ 387.76 The missing value =
€ 397.67 artist's salary (5 hours and 45 minutes at € 69.16/hour -
€ 9.91 online selling price