Editing Ethical consumerism (section)

== The Consumer groups==

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, people in industrialized countries began formal consumer movements to ensure that they would get value for their money in terms of the things they purchased. These movements focused on the unfair labor practices of the companies, and on labelling requirements of food, cosmetics, drugs, etc. Examples of the consumer movements were the Consumer League which was established in New York, US in 1891, [[National Consumers League]] created in US in 1898, and Consumers Council which was established during World War I in Great Britain. During this time{{clarify|date=March 2022}} workers were neither well-paid nor did they have secure employment with benefit of social{{clarify|date=March 2022}} protection; similarly, working conditions were decent{{clarify|date=March 2022}} and the Irish Trade Union movement focused the ILO{{clarify|reason=what is the ILO?|date=March 2022}} policy of campaigning for decent work wherever there was an opportunity for job improvement or job creation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ictu.ie/download/pdf/ethical_consumer_guide_ictu.pdf|title=Ethical Consumerism: A Guide for Trade Unions|last=Irish Congress of Trade Unions|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=2019-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122122213/https://www.ictu.ie/download/pdf/ethical_consumer_guide_ictu.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>