John Oliver on the High Cost of Low Fashion Prices Liz Dwyer - TalePart
go to original April 28, 2015

The 'Last Week Tonight' host takes on the sweatshop abuses of retailers such as Gap, Zara, H&M, and Walmart. (John Oliver)

A pair of stylish blue jeans that only cost $9 probably seems like a real bargain. But as Last Week Tonight host John Oliver pointed out in his scathing Sunday-night takedown of the fast-fashion industry, the people laboring in sweatshops making cheap, trendy clothes in sweatshops aren't getting such a great deal.

In the clip above, Oliver turns the spotlight on our modern retail system, in which many clothing manufacturers have lowered prices so much that the only way they can turn a profit is by sheer volume of sales. That strategy relies on overseas sweatshop laborers who are paid so little that, according to Oliver, the average American can now afford to purchase an average of 64 items of clothing per year.

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