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Or they wouldn't cost this little if the workers weren't exploited.

How can people look into the costs and think: "it's fine, these people don't deserve compensation for their work. You know who worked hard, the shareholders. Yes, the $2000 profit should go to them."

Since pretty much everybody does that the problem is not with action of any single company. And the problem won't be fixed by actions of any single company. Let alone voluntary action.

> The costs do not include raw materials such as leather.

Exactly 57$ is already quite costly in comparison. 57$ in production would retail for at least 300$. And you can’t sell a bag cheap if your brand is demanding very high prices.