Sweat Shop Free Manufacturing

Do all factories have to be Sweatshops? 

Not all factories have to be sweatshops. In fact, DovCharney, the CEO of American Apparel, wanted to be make sure that his factory never became a sweatshop.  AmericanApparel employs

twelve thousand workers worldwide.  Most of the employees are found working here in Los Angeles, California. American Apparel and all of their employees pay their share of taxes. American Apparel has the highest paid garment workers in the world. Their workers are paid by the pieces that they produce; and some of their employees earn up to $21.00/hour, making their yearly income around $40,000.  American Apparel hires workers that do not have prior experience, therefor they have on site job training. Not only do they provide job training, they give their employees health care benefits, massages, and they heavily promote the importance of exercise by their bicycle program.  For the production of products that are not made in their LA factory, such as hats and dance shoes, they only use American manufactures that are sweat shop free. The company has also been active in the process of immigration reform. They  are a publicly traded company that includes all of their employees to become shareholders of American Apparel. The company dream is to provide the “American Dream" to their employees.
I believe that what American Apparel is doing is right because they are allowing people to evolve and improve their life styles. American Apparel is a very popular brand among teens. Their product line is fashion forward and super trendy. I find that the quality of materials and workmanship is excellent. The success of American Apparel proves that product can be made in the US and sweatshop free.

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