Kristen Rosland Factories in Developing Countries Factories are set up all over the world, especially in developing countries. Many of these factories are called “sweatshops”. According the US Department of Labor, a factory is classified a “sweatshop” if the factory violates two or more labor laws (The-issues). Poor working condition, unjust wages, unreasonable work hours, child labor, lack of health benefits, abuse both physical and or verbal are all common conditions between factories in developing countries around the world. It might seem clear that this is morally wrong; however, there are others who voice a different opinion on the issue. Regardless, the conditions workers are put under in these factories calls for attention and raises …show more content…
The argument opposing factories in developing countries use scripture and violation of labor laws, which strengthens the argument. However, a weakness in the argument is failure to address the increased amount of time companies would have to spend to produce their merchandise. The arguments from corporations who argue they support the community have both strengths and weaknesses in their argument. The strengths present in the argument is the use example from the Disney corporation who received letters from the factory workers asking for their jobs back after Disney closed its factory (Hidden Faces of Globalization). This supports their claim that they help support the economy and the community financially. Without their presence, people would not have the means to support themselves and their families. However, there are many weakness in their argument such as the failure to address minimum wages, providing a healthy and safe environment to work in, and reasonable working hours. Large corporations state they are trying to improve and will strive to improve working conditions but there is still no progress to improve the current