CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS

CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS BLOG. Difficulties to protect consumer rights in a global market: Rules and regulations are required for the protection of the consumers in the market place. I find that it is difficult to protect consumer rights as very often individuals find themselves in a weak position after informing sellers of a complaint regarding a good or service that had been bought, the seller tries to shift all responsibility on to the buyers. showing attitude such as- "If u don't like what you bought, you can but it from somewhere else". Exploitation in the marketplace happens in various ways. For example, sometimes traders indulge in unfair trade practices such as when shopkeepers weigh less than what they should or when traders add charges that were not mentioned before, or when adulterated/defective goods are sold. Markets do not work in a fair manner when producers are few and powerful whereas consumers purchase in small amounts and are scattered. This happens es