Ethical consumption centers human rights: choosing products made by people whose labor rights, dignity, safety, and intellectual contributions are protected and valued.
Sor Juana asserted her own rights—to education, to intellectual work, to freedom of thought—in a system designed to deny them to women. This rights-based perspective transforms ethical consumption. Rather than framing it as charity or personal virtue, a rights-based approach demands that workers enjoy fundamental rights: fair compensation, safe conditions, freedom of association, dignity, recognition. Ethical consumption means refusing to support systems that violate these rights. This framework shifts responsibility from individual consumer guilt to structural accountability. Companies must ensure rights are protected throughout supply chains. Governments must enforce labor standards. We choose to support those meeting these obligations. Sor Juana teaches that rights aren't luxuries or privileges—they're fundamental to human dignity. Applied to consumption, this means insisting that everyone involved in production deserves protection, respect, and fair treatment. This isn't about feeling good; it's about ensuring justice.
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