Child Labor and Sweatshops
Child Labor and Sweatshops | A Defense of Sweatshops
Murray Weidenbaum is chairman of the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Summary: American buyers should not force overseas sweatshops to abide by a seemingly more enlightened labor standard that would guarantee factory workers good pay and shorter hours. Such a requirement would force many overseas manufacturers out of business; in addition, U.S. companies would face increased price competition from foreign industries who would continue to use sweatshop labor. Instead of requiring sweatshops to...
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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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