Child Labor and Sweatshops
Child Labor and Sweatshops | An Indictment of Sweatshops
Olivia Given recently graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is an organizing committee member of the Youth Section of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Summary: Economic globalization—the expansion of corporate power to multinational domains—has led to the reemergence of sweatshops in the latter twentieth century. Many garment-industry companies boost their own profits by using manufacturers that discourage collective bargaining, pay low wages, and offer little or no employee benefits. These...
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Table of Contents
- Child Labor and Sweatshops: An Overview
- An Indictment of Sweatshops
- A Defense of Sweatshops
- Sweatshops Must Be Recognized as a Human Rights Violation
- Sweatshops Often Benefit the Economies of Developing Nations
- Child Labor Is Beneficial
- The United States Should Ban Imports of Products Made by Children
- Efforts to Ban Goods Made by Children Are Counterproductive
- Consumer Pressure Can Reduce the Use of Sweatshops
- Efforts to Reduce the Use of Sweatshops Are Misguided
- International Partnerships Must Reduce the Use of Child Labor
- Campaigns Against Child Labor Are Protectionist and Imperialist
- Workplace Codes Could Prevent Sweatshop Abuses
- Workplace Codes Will Not Prevent Sweatshop Abuses
- Product Labeling Programs May Not Reduce Child Labor
- Youth Activism Can Help Reduce Child Labor
- Educators Should Encourage Student Activism Against the Use of Sweatshops
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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