Child Labor and Sweatshops

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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 adopt higher...

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