Sweatshop Labor

Sweatshop Labor

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Sweatshop Labor

Sweatshop is a word that describes any production center that subjects employees to extreme levels of supervision, substandard working conditions and extended working hours with reduced pay (Wong, 2013). Some of the firms also employ children. Such practice is unethical to any society. By adopting such policies, the businesses subject their workers to poor living conditions.

Sweatshops are lucrative options for producers as they help them capitalize on low labor costs to achieve the low production costs. Many American companies have been guilty of violating requirements of standard working conditions. These include Nike, Levi’s and GAP. The biggest feature of sweatshops is an underpaid workforce. The employees have to endure poor working conditions. The pay they get is barely enough for survival. In addition, the workers do not even have a guarantee of the meagre salaries in the long term since turnover is extremely rapid in such firms (Wong, 2013). Employees have also subjected them to violence in the past. The average person frowns upon such practices, which has led to the formation of movements that boycott sweatshops.

Consumers will always influence the major decisions of a company, particularly on the production techniques. They have concern over the quality delivered as well as the labor standards that the company maintains. The demands of consumers make up the primary driving force of economic development, as they determine how producers handle their central processes.

Through this inherent power, consumers do take actions to suppress sweatshop practices. By deciding not to consume sweatshop-produced commodities, this will make manufacturers more accountable for their supply chain. Supporting sweat-free manufacturers will make sweatshop firms will diminish slowly. They can also express their dissatisfaction by questioning the staff and management of such companies. Educational programs are also influential. Consumers use campaigns of various forms to sensitize consumers on the origin of the products in the market and the dangers of promoting sweatshop goods. All these activities play a part in ending the sweatshop age.

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