Friday, July 30th, 2010

The Zakumi 2010 FIFA mascot will be made in China

zakumiIt is confirmed that this year’s FIFA mascot will be made in China, rather than in South Africa. This was released by the clothing research agency ReDress and cited in a Business Report article last week while public concern has been aired about it through various media channels.

This news was not welcomed well by Judith King who stated; “huge profit will be made by exploiting low-paid Chinese workers while South African workers miss the chance to get new work”.

South Africans have been asked to boycott the 2010 World Cup “made in China” products as the South African Football Association should be held accountable for not supporting their own SA clothing industry. This decision equates into a lost opportunity for the South Africans in general as they were hoping to make something authentic whilst reviving many of the small and medium-sized clothing businesses.

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