It is heartwarming to hear of a child so interested in where her clothes come from. That is truly the shift in thought we hope to induce by raising awareness about sweatshop made clothing on our own campus and it's wonderful that it starts so young with your daughter. And in fact it must start at a young age.

I would like to add that providing workers around the world with fair wages and working conditions would cost the brands a relatively arbitrary amount. If wages were doubled for a worker making a UCSC t-shirt, the largest increase to the consumer would be 25 cents, from $20 to $20.25. But brands should absorb that cost anyway. Only 2%-4% of the retail cost goes to the worker who made the shirt, so raising wages and working conditions is not asking for much. Don't be fooled when people tell you that respecting the rights and wages of workers would significantly raise the cost to the consumer, it's a lie. But madre de tierra is right, UCSC clothes must not be made by children like her daughter forced into slavery so that we can enjoy the luxury of buying a t-shirt at $20.00 rather than $20.25.

Thank you for all your hard work UCSC, keep it up!