Indian Artisans Online

I'm not sure how I feel about this one: http://www.indianartisansonline.com/

While I love the idea that my money would be going to support craftsmanship, I wonder if the act of outsourcing craftsmanship is contributing to keeping artisans in another part of the world getting paid low wages...or at least getting paid fair wages, but in a country whose justice system is handicapped & whose citizens often don't have access to clean water.

In light of this, my question is: if I hire artists directly through a site like this, am I contributing to the problem? While I tend to think not, I can never be too certain & I actively try not to be part of the problem, when social justice is on the line.

I believe that Indian Artisans Online is more like Etsy for Indian artists trying to open themselves up to a new market.

Additionally, how does this globalization impact first-world artisans, trying to make a living through direct sales on Etsy?