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Sweatshop Child Labor

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Quick, sprouting trends in the fashion industry has caused apparel companies to resort to cheap child labor to fulfill the high demands of their customers. The New York Times article In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay, this controversy of child labor being used in the garment and apparel industry is further discussed. The high demand for products cause “Western companies [to constantly press] their Chinese suppliers for lower prices while also insisting that factory owners spend more to upgrade operations, treat workers properly and improve product quality” (New York Times,1). In the sweatshop factories of China, children as young as 12 work about 12 hours a day, six days a week, and are paid $110 to $150 per month, far less
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