How does this context apply to Gildan Activewear?
Michael Walker’s quote at the top typifies the prevailing frame of mind of the contemporary neoconservative/colonial industrialist and policymaker. This is no more clear than in case of Gildan in relation to Haiti, Gildan being a bottom-feeder that seeks to exploit the most vulnerable people on the planet to extract slave-like labour and profits from. A July 3rd feature Globe and Mail article on Gildan puts this in perspective. The title reads “Gildan takes T-shirt making to the cutting-edge of casual apparel; Firm’s dedication to keeping costs down is helping make it ‘more dominant everyday’. This commitment to developing the “lowest possible cost base” has made Gildan a “global T-shirt powerhouse” enabling them to build a veritable “casual-apparel empire”. The timing of Gildan’s decision “to pioneer offshore manufacturing facilities in the Caribbean basin where labour and shipping costs are low” dovetails nicely with both the decision to subvert democracy in Haiti, and the looming Ja
