Are sweatshops bad for Third World workers?
Are sweatshops bad for Third World workers? Sweatshops are places of employment with low pay, poor working conditions, and long hours, Most economists view so-called sweatshops as a benefit to Third World workers and recognize that the anti-sweatshop activists' activities could reduce Third World employment and investment, thus making workers worse off. How bad are the conditions in sweatshops? Sweatshop workers' conditions - It can be really bad In the worst forms of sweatshops people are forced to work up to 72 hours straight, without sleep. Those complaining are beaten and abused. Cases of physical, sexual, and verbal abuse are...