I’m shopping for a new car, and would like to choose one made with the least bad labour practices, if possible.

My reading suggests there is literally no good choice, but curious if anyone here has a perspective that could inform my choice.

Is there any car company that shits on their workers less and/or chooses contractors/vendors that shit on their workers less than the rest? Or are we just doomed to drive around the blood sweat and tears of exploited persons?

Shopping in America.

Edit: New to me. Used just as likely.

  • Mister_Rogers@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    No, there isn’t.

    Do the actual ethical thing and buy a used car. You’re putting money back into the hands of actual working Americans instead of companies, contributing dramatically less to climate change by reusing an existing product, you’ll get a dramatically nicer vehicle, and save money too.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
      0·
      1 year ago

      Well the most ethical thing would be not buying a car at all, which is perfectly feasible for a huge amount of people who just don’t even consider it…

      • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Maximum ethics would be to die and allow nature to utilize your nutrients.

        • BNE@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Inefficient. Utilise your time to provide maximum benefit for the biosphere before you return to it. Nature is not a solo juggernaut - it needs us to help to our part.

  • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If you are buying a Japanese car that is made in Japan, that would be my suggestion but I don’t know what the labour practises of US built Japanese cars is like.