Comments on: Made in Lesotho? http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2009/06/made-in-lesotho.html Notes from the Cape - a photo-journal from Cape Town, South Africa Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craighttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2009/06/made-in-lesotho.html/comment-page-1#comment-7886 Craig Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:31 +0000 http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=606#comment-7886 Thanks, but my question is why is a garment made in Lesotho cheaper to buy in USA than in SA? Thanks, but my question is why is a garment made in Lesotho cheaper to buy in USA than in SA?

]]> By: Simonhttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2009/06/made-in-lesotho.html/comment-page-1#comment-7884 Simon Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:28 +0000 http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=606#comment-7884 If I understand your question properly then the answer is the following:South Africa has labour laws. Lesotho does not. Workers there earn near slave wages. Hence, Lesotho can manufacture garments more cheaply than we can. If I understand your question properly then the answer is the following:

South Africa has labour laws. Lesotho does not. Workers there earn near slave wages. Hence, Lesotho can manufacture garments more cheaply than we can.

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