Why is it Walmart's responsibility?

I lived in Bangladesh for a year flying with their national airline (to be avoided). I lived close to factories like this, it's difficult not to.

The levels of corruption are staggering, the Bangladesh union representative interviewed said, nothing happens . . . they (the government) set up an inquiry who make recommendations, the owners then pay somebody and everything continues as before.

To get my Bangladesh flight engineers licence signed, I had to buy the deputy Chief of the Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority two bottles of whisky in this paragon of Moslem ideals country. I didn't meet many people that weren't 'bent' to a greater or lesser degree.

Few Westerners have any idea about the levels of poverty too. These women are the lucky ones (up until they're killed of course) because they have jobs of some description, many don't and there's no handouts.

We expect the cheapest clothes, and anybody in retail tries to achieve that. But the worst abuse is actually Bangladeshi on Bangladeshi, they're pitiless. They recently overtook Nigeria as the most corrupt country on the planet.

If it makes you feel better, then don't buy from Walmart, but plenty of others will. You can then feel self-satisfied that you made a stand. Chances are, your alternative came from a sweatshop elsewhere.

But if you collectively think you can change mankind, please feel free. When you actually LIVE within that culture, it makes you realise that you are absolutely powerless to change it, because THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO.

But if you blame Walmart, then be prepared for a very long list of businesses - that's before you start looking at chocolate, coffee, fruit and hundreds of other commodities.

Me? I'm just grateful I live where I do.