Ethics-terminate…? Sweatshops and Doctor Who
It’s official; supply chain labour standards are part of the zeitgeist and a staple of children’s TV! Labour standards are not just the subject of the BBC’s new reality TV show Blood, Sweat and T-shirts, they also feature in the badinage between Donna and The Doctor.
Viewers of last Saturday’s episode of Doctor Who will have seen the pair arguing about the ethics of enslaving the Ood to further the human empire. The Doctor’s view was that humans had always relied on slavery. When Donna exclaimed “I don’t have any slaves!” The Doctor replied, quick as a flash, “Who do you think made your clothes?”
The Impactt team is eagerly awaiting the first mention of supply chain labour standards on The Archers. A modest prize will be awarded for reports of future references in unexpected places!
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Superb title!
We’ll have to see what we can do. (I’m an Archers scriptwriter)