Rana Plaza.i
Rana Plaza.i
Straight-cut white T-shirt in soft cotton jersey with a narrow, ribbed trim around the neckline.
Composition: Cotton 100%, 1134 black steel pins
Made in Bangladesh/Brussels
This T-shirt made in a low-wage country by an underpaid textile worker and sold in retail, was bought at Primark for € 1.50.
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.
€ 14.04 : online selling price =
€ 1.50 : purchase prise at H&M +
€ 7.20 : 1134 steel pins +
€ 5.34 : artist's wage/15 hours and 15 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 amount of € 477.62 to support the cause of worker's rights. The missing amount is calculated as the "Made in Brussels" price minus the online selling price.
€ 477.62 : the missing amount =
€ 491,66 : artist's salary (15 hours and 15 minutes at € 32,24/hour) -
€ 14,04 : online selling price