Category: Sweatshops

Abstract A sweatshop refers to a workplace in which workers are employed for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy  and often illegal  conditions (Fan, Q 2018). The core motive for companies in utilising sweatshops in their production line is to reduce costs and therefore maximise profits. Minimum wage laws in developed…

A landowner receives a call from their tenants, they are a young family with two children, one in kinder-garden, and the other starting primary school in the next few weeks. The parents raise concerns about the gas heater not working properly. For the landowner, it has been the third call this week. Aware of the…

Abstract The use of developing countries for cheap labour by multinational companies has become more prominent because of increased trading around the world. Supporters claim that MNCs are helping the development of third world countries by providing more job opportunities. However, others argue that MNCs are using sweatshops to exploit their workers which causes many…

Bangladeshi Government’s lack of responsibility Indeed, it is the Bangladeshi government that must endure all the accusations, criticisms and spotlight for its lack of responsibility regarding sweatshops and its prominent garment manufactures. Numerous voices argue that the government are very well aware of the decaying infrastructure and worsening conditions but failed to address the dilemma…

Introduction This investigative report will explore the impact of institutional evil sweatshops labour. This will include the analysis of key facts factors and how Catholics and other world religions approach to this issue. Finally, the attitudes and principles required to underpin a positive transformation, as well as proposed strategies to provide change, will be deduced.…

As consumers, it is not often that we think of the origin of where the clothes we wear come from. We find ourselves submissive to the idea of finding the best deal or the lowest cost possible. For multinational corporations (MNCs), this mentality is similar. The Race to the Bottom refers to the idea of…

Sweatshops have been in the news for years now and not without a reason. Sweatshops, also known as a sweat factory, is a factory were products are being made by workers of which the human rights are being ignored. Sweatshop workers are being underpaid, make many hours per day, and work in unhealthy and unsafe…

I will argue that unregulated sweatshops lead to the greatest overall societal welfare. First, I will discuss The Ethical and Economic Case for Sweatshop Regulation by Mathew Coakley and Michael Kates; they assert that unregulated sweatshops harm workers. Then, I will discuss the short-run and long-run impacts of regulation. Finally, I will show how the…

In his essay titled Where Sweatshops Are a Dream, feature writer for the New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof handles the controversial theme of sweatshops that are utilized, and frequently misused, in our overwhelmed economy today. Kristof starts his exposition by painting us an image of what his town Cambodia looks like outside of the…