Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Where are the worst sweatshops found?

Bangladesh Sweatshop

Bangladesh has the world’s worst sweatshop conditions. JMS garments factory is located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This factory makes school uniforms for Wal-Mart that is branded “Faded Glory”. In fact 15% of Wal-Mart’s eleven billion dollar garment business is made in Bangladesh.  About ninety employees complained in their interviews about their working conditions.  They said they sometimes worked nineteen hour shifts and were only paid about twenty dollars a month.  In addition, they were verbally and physically abused for even a simple reason of being a little late to work.
Bangladesh man making uniforms 
I think that it is terrible that a huge American company (such as Wal-Mart) has their products made in other countries where sweatshops are able to exist.  Fair wages should be paid to all employees around the world and there is no excuse for poor or slave like labor conditions.






1 comment:

  1. I feel that sweatshops are the worst thing in the world. But then I feel without them we wouldn't have clothes. I feel kind of guilty now that I know that people can barely live off of their money but work all day all week.

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