"Ethical consumerism is a type of consumer activism based on the concept of dollar voting."
The ethical concerns of labor and workers' rights within the food industry, reflecting on the treatment of the human workforce, their working conditions, and remuneration.
Labor laws: These are legal guidelines established to regulate the relationship between employers and employees, such as minimum wage, working hours, and employee benefits.
Collective bargaining: This is the process of negotiation between unions and employers to establish conditions of employment, such as wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Workplace safety: This refers to the measures taken to minimize the risk of accidents, injuries, and fatalities in the workplace.
Discrimination and harassment: This is a violation of the law, where employees are treated differently or unfairly based on their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.
Whistleblower protection: This refers to legal protection afforded to employees who report illegal or unethical activities committed by their employers.
Union organization: This is the process by which employees come together and form a labor union to collectively represent their interests and negotiate with employers.
Working conditions: This includes factors beyond pay and benefits that impact the overall quality of work such as workload, scheduling, and equipment.
Employee rights: These are legal guarantees afforded to employees, such as the right to privacy, the right to organize, and the right to a safe working environment.
Job security: This refers to the likelihood of an employee retaining their job, including factors like company stability, industry trends, and market forces.
Social responsibility: This refers to a company's obligation to consider the social and environmental impacts of their operations, including labor practices.
Government regulations: This refers to the rules and regulations that the government establishes to guide labor practices and to protect the rights of workers.
International labor standards: These are globally agreed upon standards for labor practices, established by organizations such as the International Labour Organization.
Labor relations: This refers to the interaction between employers and employees, including the negotiation of contracts and the resolution of labor disputes.
Employee compensation: This includes all financial rewards provided to employees for their work such as salaries, bonuses, and incentives.
Economic inequality: This refers to the unequal distribution of wealth and resources within a society, including disparities in income and employment opportunities.
Labor activism: This refers to the actions taken by individuals, groups, and organizations to promote and protect labor rights and social justice.
Labor market: This refers to the aggregate supply and demand for labor in a specific geographic area or industry.
Labor mobility: This refers to an employee's ability to move between jobs or employers, including factors like geographic location, industry trends, and individual qualifications.
Corporate social responsibility: This refers to the responsibility that corporations have to promote social and environmental well-being as well as making a profit.
Employment contracts: This refers to the legal agreements between an employer and employee outlining terms of employment, responsibilities, and liabilities.
Right to fair wages: Workers have the right to be paid a fair wage for the work they do, which should be at least the minimum wage set by the government.
Right to safe working conditions: Workers have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment that is free from hazards and risks to their health and safety.
Right to non-discrimination: Workers have the right to be treated fairly and equally, regardless of their gender, race, religion, or other personal characteristics.
Right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining: Workers have the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining to negotiate their wages, benefits, and working conditions with their employers.
Right to rest and breaks: Workers have the right to rest and take breaks during their workday to avoid fatigue and ensure their well-being.
Right to freedom from harassment and abuse: Workers have the right to a workplace that is free from any form of harassment or abuse, including sexual harassment and assault.
Right to overtime pay: Workers have the right to receive overtime pay for any hours worked over their regular work schedule.
Right to no forced labor: Workers have the right to not be subjected to forced labor or forced to work against their will.
Right to health and medical benefits: Workers have the right to health and medical benefits provided by their employers or the government.
Right to maternity and family leave: Workers have the right to take maternity leave and family leave to take care of their families without fear of losing their job or wages.
"People practice it by buying ethically made products that support small-scale manufacturers or local artisans and protect animals and the environment, while boycotting products that exploit children as workers, are tested on animals, or damage the environment."
"The term "ethical consumer", now used generically, was first popularised by the UK magazine Ethical Consumer, first published in 1989."
"Ethical Consumer magazine's key innovation was to produce 'ratings tables', inspired by the criteria-based approach of the then-emerging ethical investment movement."
"Ethical Consumer's ratings tables awarded companies negative marks (and overall scores, starting in 2005) across a range of ethical and environmental categories such as 'animal rights', 'human rights', and 'pollution and toxics'."
"...providing campaigners with reliable information on corporate behaviour."
"Innovest, Calvert Foundation, Domini, IRRC, TIAA–CREF, and KLD Analytics."
"Today, Bloomberg and Reuters provide 'environmental, social, and governance' ratings directly to the financial data screens of hundreds of thousands of stock market traders."
"The nonprofit Ethical Consumer Research Association continues to publish Ethical Consumer and its associated website, which provides free access to ethical rating tables."
"Single-source ethical consumerism guides such as Ethical Consumer, Shop Ethical, and the Good Shopping Guide suffer from incomplete coverage."
"User-generated ethical reviews are more likely, long-term, to provide democratic, in-depth coverage of a wider range of products and businesses."
"The Green Stars Project promotes the idea of including ethical ratings (on a scale of one to five green stars) alongside conventional ratings on retail sites such as Amazon or review sites such as Yelp."
"The term 'political consumerism', first used in a study... is identical to the idea of ethical consumerism."
"In this study, the authors found that political consumerism as a form of social participation often went overlooked at the time of writing."
"Political consumerism allows for marginalized groups, such as women, to participate in political advocacy in non-bureaucratic ways that draw attention to governmental weaknesses."
"Political consumerism has also been criticized on the basis that 'it cannot work', or that it displays class bias."
"The widespread development of political consumerism is hampered by substantial mundane consumption, which does not afford reflective choice, along with complexities of everyday life, which demand negotiations between conflicting moral and ethical considerations."