September 18‚ 2013 Big Bucks in the Sweatshop Department Often when people‚ Americans in particular‚ think of sweatshops with the vision of ten year old workers exhausted from working long hours‚ children struggling to keep up the pace needed to satisfy the manufacturer’s quota for the day‚ and then after a hard day of work only ending up $3.00 for their time and effort. But do people consider how vastly the economical differences vary from country to country. Sweatshops are absolutely beneficial to
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Economic aspect of Sweatshops Often times‚ economists are asked about sweatshops. Economists across the political spectrum have pointed out that for many sweatshop workers the alternatives are much‚ much worse. Working in the apparel industry in any of the sweatshop operating countries results in earning more than the average income in that country. In half of the countries it results in earning more than three times the national average. Individuals often assume that sweatshops are morally wrong
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The rise and fall of sweatshop labor in the United States have had major effects on the global garment industry. The effects of sweatshop labor are still debated today because we still struggle over the morality of sweatshops (Ross‚ 50). It is problematic to think that “Sweatshops aren’t that bad. You can live like a king on those wages in other countries because everything is so cheap and they don’t have the same expenses we do in the United States” (Kelley). We can analyze this statement by applying
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Sweatshops In shopping malls and clothing stores all around the world‚ there is an underlying truth about how the clothing that consumers are buying is made. The thing most people do not realize is that a large percent of the clothing in their closets were made by workers who will never get the correct treatment they‚ by law‚ are supposed to. Companies have been using sweatshops with unfit labor standards ever since the 19th century. The definition of a sweatshop is a factory where workers create
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Mrs. Scheuerman Emerging Technology 9 February 2015 A Closer Look at Sweatshops Sweatshops are work environments that have three major characteristics—long hours‚ low pay‚ and unhealthy working conditions. Sweatshops may also have rules that restrict workers ’ freedoms‚ including limiting bathroom breaks and even conversations with fellow workers. At its worst‚ violence is used against sweatshop workers. Sweatshops have been a factor in the production of goods around the world for centuries
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behavior in business practices. There are a number of businesses who have been criticized for participating in sweatshop activities and it has been a costly endeavor to reverse. The ethical dilemma associated with sweatshops is that of human rights. Businesses who take advantage of people who live in counties that are economically poor are in violation of basic morality. Sweatshop conditions‚ such as the mental and physical abuse associated with long hours and inadequate wages‚ are a violation
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“Just Do It”‚ is also the violator of several labour practices. To begin‚ the creation of Nike shoes is accomplished in sweatshops in Indonesia‚ China‚ and Vietnam (Global Exchange‚ n.d.). On a typical day in Vietnam‚ Nike shoes are manufactured in a factory where human dignity is nonexistence. These violating practices are similar to the Dhaka factories‚ in which Vietnam sweatshops are forced to lock their doors despite the fire hazards associated with it (Global Exchange‚ n.d.). The workers must
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opportunity to buy as much as they can for as little as possible especially on black Friday. The problem he identifies in his article‚ is the high human cost and forced people in sweatshops have to work per week for just pennies an hour just to make the necessary for their survival. Ravisankar assumes his readers know little about sweatshops and furthermore‚ how difficult and awful conditions are really are. He goes on to say that some of these workers have to be forced to work extremely long 70 to 80 hours
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shoppers only knew that over 168 million children are making their clothes and other products in factories and clothing sweatshops‚ would they still buy the clothes? According to the U.S. Department of Labor‚ sweatshops are defined as factories that violate
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Sweatshops: Economical v. Ethical As corporate social responsibility is being widely implemented and scrutinized among society‚ sweatshops have become a controversial topic. Many view sweatshops as an unethical practice of corporations. However‚ it may not be perceived the same to others. Globalized companies take advantage of the cheaper labor costs when issuing their factories in countries such as: Bangladesh‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Though child labor‚ low worker pay and poor working conditions
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