Child Labor and Sweatshops
Child Labor and Sweatshops | Sweatshops Often Benefit the Economies of Developing Nations
Allen R. Myerson is a writer for the New York Times.
Summary: The economies of third world nations often benefit from the introduction of low-wage manufacturing jobs. Many economists maintain that these “sweatshop” jobs can offer the world’s poor a release from malnourishment and destitution. The recent economic development of several nations—including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—is rooted in the proliferation of industrial plants that utilize cheap labor. Typically, the alternatives to such jobs are unemployment, increased poverty, or work...
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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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