Child Labor and Sweatshops are a Current Problem in the Fashion Industr

Child Labor and Sweatshops argon a Current Problem in the Fashion Industry Many societies wait the much overlooked problem of child labor and sweatshops in the make industry. Recently, Americans were stunned to learn that their apple pie sweetheart, Kathie Lee Gifford was associated with the exploitation of underage workers in Honduras. Giffords story began the resurgence of knowledge of the growing problem of sweatshops in todays society. opposed to popular teaching, sweatshops still exist across the world in two third world countries and super powers such as America. Sweatshops incorporate the bestial exploitation of workers, many of whom ar underage, by providing extremely low struggle as well as expecting unrealistic time commitments. In addition, the workers wishing benefits and very few sweatshops abide by the required health codes. Sweatshops are obviously a growing problem that will not run with out change. Although the United States government has begun to take st eps to alleviate the problem, in that respect must be an increase in both awareness and legislation. The belief that the archaic-like prisons known as sweatshops have been abolished, has been proven false. They do, in fact, exist in not only foreign countries but also in America. The rib of human rights is demonstrated as more than half the 22, 000 garment contractors in the United States dont pay workers minimum wage, according to the Labor Department, and working conditions are deplorable...Americans were horrified to learn last August of 72 Thai laborers jailed in El Monte, Near Los Angeles, who were forced to work up to 22 arcminutes a day, seven days a week at $1.60 an hour (Yeh). More evidence is uprooted daily which... ...stry and Codes of Conduct. Online. HTML. Internet. 25 April 1997.Johnson, Paul. American Government. Boston Houghton Mifflin, 1994.Knoebel, Edgar. The groundbreaking World. Orlando Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988.Nifong, Christina. No Sweat Pact to C ut Garment Worker Abuse. The Christian acquisition Monitor Online. HTML. Internet. 14 April 1997.Reuter. Clinton Unveils Clothing Sweatshop Pact. Online. HTML. Internet. 16 April 1997. Wendel, Melissa. Fashion Majors, Dont Sweat It. Online. HTML. Internet. 14 April 1997.Wilson, David. Apparel Task Force Fiasco. Online. HTML. Internet. 25 April 1997.Wilson, David. Fashion Industry Forum. Online. HTML. Internet. 25 April 1997.Yeh, Emerald and McMurray, Christine. Sweatshop Bargains A Shoppers Dilemma. Online. HTML. Internet. 14 April 1997.1 Labor Alerts is a service persist for labor rights.