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Negative Effects Of Sweatshops

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As critics of the sweatshop economy contend, and just as its negative connotation implies, sweatshops lie in conjunction with human trafficking and sex slavery under the forced labor umbrella. Sweatshops, as defined by the US Department of Labor, are factories that violate any two fundamental US labor laws, including “paying a minimum wage and keeping a time card, paying overtime, and paying on time” (US Department of Labor, 1997). In a sweatshop, working conditions are extremely exploitative - laborers paid a low wage are forced into unhealthy environments performing dangerous duties, and a bathroom break can only be dreamed of. These egregious labor factories exist in third-world countries such as Bangladesh, China, Honduras, India, and Vietnam, which are otherwise known as newly industrialized countries (NICs) due to their globalization. Beginning with the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City in 1911, to the more modern-day tragedy in Bangladesh which killed two hundred thirty people in 2013, a wide array of laborers have been constantly …show more content…

Globalizing NICs is undoubtedly an advantage to not only the underdeveloped country but the global economy as well. Sweatshops can provide a kickstart to developing a poor nation by creating jobs, tending toward wealth equality (whether that takes a decade or centuries), and establishing partnerships with the economically stable host country. It is in this context that stakeholders of the sweatshop economy can be illustrated either in positive light (with regard to the economy) or easily on the negative side of the spectrum (with regards to

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire On March 25, 1911, 123 women and 23 men, died as a result of a fire in a factory they worked in. That day was marked as the deadliest industrial disaster in Manhattan history. In the wake of such a terrible tragedy came the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU). The ILGWU fought for better working conditions for all sweatshop workers. However, the union wouldn’t gain attention until after the owners of the Triangle Waist Company, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, were indicted on first and second degree manslaughter, but were ultimately found to be not guilty.

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Recent studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor found that 67% of Los Angeles garment factories and 63% of New York garment factories violate minimum wage and overtime laws. Ninety-eight percent of Los

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The Fire And Its Causes The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of New Yorks deadliest work place fires. It happened on March 25th, 1911 and would end up destroying the upper three floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Many people would die from being burned alive or jumping out of the building trying to escape the fire thinking they could maybe survive the fall. This fire would take many lives approximately one hundred and forty six people. Out of the one hundred and forty six people, one hundred and twenty six people were young women who worked at the factory.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire that occurred in New York City on March 25, 1911, remains as one of the most important events in the history of United States due to the aftermath as well as being considered “the beginning of a modern safety movement.” This fire took the lives of 146 people, most of them being immigrant women, very few men, and young girls around the age of sixteen. The fire led to improvements, and a movement against unsafe working conditions in factories located in New York and in other factories throughout the United States.

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Introduction The fire that erupted at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City is remembered as one of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The infamous incident claimed 146 lives of young immigrant workers due to negligent safety precautions. To this day this incident has continued to have great significance because it highlights the inhumane working conditions that industrial workers have to be subjected to. Sweatshops before 1911

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Through the lens of intersectionality, we are allowed to see that sweatshop workers experienced double oppressions from structural racism and structural sexism that limited their choices of occupations and class inequality that exaggerated imbalanced power between laborers

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in United States history, killing 146 garment workers on March 25, 1911. The tragedy exposed the harsh conditions of many sweatshops at the time and galvanized support for labor rights and worker safety legislation. This essay will evaluate the causes and consequences of the fire, and discuss the significant influence it had on the labor movement. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 was a devastating event that had a lasting impact on the labor movement and legislation intended to protect the rights of workers.

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The article “Life on the Global Assembly Line” by Barbara Ehrenreich and Annette Fuentes talks about how women’s are being exploited in the Third World countries. It discusses that an American worker earns a large sum of money as compared to a Third World worker, doing to the same job. Women mostly occupy the boring and painstaking jobs in the factory. Ehrenreich explains that the working conditions for the factories are very poor; therefore twenty girls live together in one room at the some places. Work places are not just congested, but are also littered with hazards.

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Sweatshop is a workplace for workers suffering from long hours of work, low wages, and poor working conditions. Sweatshop's ethical and moral impact has been the subject of much debate. From a moral point of view, the labor sweatshop is difficult to defend. Workers often receive very low wages, work long hours, and are affected by

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The work was also dangerous with not much supervising by the government. Workers, on the other hand, had little or even no bargaining power to leave the unsafe conditions. Nowadays, When Americans only pay attention when extreme work strike, levels of abuse are the norm hidden in the factories around the globe. Although the condition seems much improved, consumers don’t know the true fact- “Today, American citizens simply cannot know the working conditions of the factories that make the products they buy.

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Within seven months last year, two explosions at iPad factories, including in Chengdu, killed four people and injured 77” (Duhigg & Barboza, para. 9). In this case, not only do you see the effects of sweatshop labor in its typical form but also that in some cases it has

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How have sweatshops benefitted society or caused harm to it? This research paper will identify and analyse the significance of sweatshops, reasons for its prevalence and compare its positive and negative impacts on society. Literature review A sweatshop is a term for a workplace that violates local or international labour laws, such as providing workers with atrocious working conditions and minimal compensation (New World Encyclopedia, 2008).

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The garment industry is the focus of the Bangladeshi economy, making up the majority of its exports and bringing in the majority of its wealth. Bangladeshi working standards are also more economically efficient for corporations than nearly any other country, with a minimum wage of $38 a month as of 2013 (Yardley 1), and labor laws that are much less restrictive than those in Europe and America (Stewart 2). Thus, Bangladesh became a popular source for Western investors, providing their companies with inexpensive clothes and the ability to satisfy their companies’ need to match the demand for fast goods (Al-Mahmood and Banjo 2). The cheaper it was to run these garment factories, the more Bangladeshi companies could profit from the system while remaining the top source for Western clothing companies. Because Bangladesh is so dependent on their garment exports, anything that threatens to slow down production is an immediate, grave issue (Yardley 2), to be dealt with even if it results in further exploitation of their workers.

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And, unfortunately, it’s more prevalent in America than many may believe. When defining what exactly a sweatshop is and what it consists of, there are many forms that it has taken over the many decades of America’s existence. The basic definition of a sweatshop is a factory in which its employees, many being children, are exploited; working long hours in extreme cases of hazardous and unhealthful conditions for little pay. Despite the fact this is a

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