Made in Australia Scam

False labeling of goods as Made in Australia is rife in the business world.

Large companies are known to shade the truth by manipulating their manufacturing process in such a way as to avoid the tentacles of the government monitors.
Some examples of this are seen in canned goods where the manufacturing is split into global segments.
Tinned fruit and fruit juice are manufacturing processes where the production is split up globally.
Oranges might be picked from one continent, shipped to another country, mixed into a concentrate there, and then shipped to Australia for packaging.
The final product is then labeled Made in Australia.
Consumers purchase these goods in the false belief that they are promoting Australian jobs and business, while the truth is that most of the jobs and profits are generated outside Australia.

There are more obvious examples where small businesses operate under the radar of the responsible authority.

Last week I took a walk around a large city market here in Melbourne.

Having had some experience in certain sectors of business, I was able to detect three traders openly lying about where the goods were made.

Not only were they lying when conversing to their customers, they had huge signs hoisted above their stalls that read. “Made in Australia".

The purpose was clear enough to me.
Dishonest traders were ripping off the consumer by allowing them to think they were buying Australian made quality and stimulating the jobs market for the country.
The products were items of ladies clothing and leather bags.
The sad part is that many people never the questioned the word of the traders.
How can the public decide if they see value in buying Australian made, if they are not presented with the truth?
Here are the facts, if you want to know what “Made in Australia” really means and what is just dishonest manipulation.
http://www.australianmade.com.au/faq_s