The downside to globalisation no one warned us about

By Lucy Battersby
Updated November 19 2015 - 1:14pm, first published 12:22pm
Seven pages of clothing care information from one dress. Photo: Joe Armao
Seven pages of clothing care information from one dress. Photo: Joe Armao
Spanish brand Zara arrived in Australia in 2011. 
 Photo: Edwina Pickles
Spanish brand Zara arrived in Australia in 2011. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Clothing Care tags on one clothing item. Photo: Joe Armao
Clothing Care tags on one clothing item. Photo: Joe Armao
Most of the clothing sold in Australia is made overseas.
Most of the clothing sold in Australia is made overseas.
The new H&M Pitt Street Mall shop  opens.  Photo: Peter Rae
The new H&M Pitt Street Mall shop opens. Photo: Peter Rae

When people were warning about the potential downsides to globalisation back in the 1990s, I don't recall anyone mentioning excessively uncomfortable clothing labels. They just kept banging on about an economic race to the bottom, not an itch on your bottom.

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