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Sweat Shop

Sweatshops are workplaces where workers are subjected to extreme exploitation through low wages, lack of benefits, poor working conditions, and physical or verbal abuse. They exist in developing countries and use illegal immigrant labor in some developed countries. Violations in sweatshops include the use of child labor, paying wages below minimum wage or not paying workers, unsafe conditions, no benefits, sexual harassment, preventing unions, and physical abuse. However, some argue that sweatshops can accelerate development and increase salaries over time, as occurred in South Korea and other countries. Still, sweatshops violate human rights and prevent workers from escaping poverty.

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Sweat Shop

Sweatshops are workplaces where workers are subjected to extreme exploitation through low wages, lack of benefits, poor working conditions, and physical or verbal abuse. They exist in developing countries and use illegal immigrant labor in some developed countries. Violations in sweatshops include the use of child labor, paying wages below minimum wage or not paying workers, unsafe conditions, no benefits, sexual harassment, preventing unions, and physical abuse. However, some argue that sweatshops can accelerate development and increase salaries over time, as occurred in South Korea and other countries. Still, sweatshops violate human rights and prevent workers from escaping poverty.

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Nicolas GUNEPIN

Gia Minh HOANG


Avril 11, 2014
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What are sweatshops?
Where are sweatshops?
Who are involved?
What are the violation?
What are the interests?
Conclusion
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Workplace where workers are subject to extreme
exploitation
Absence of a living wage or benefits
Poor working conditions
Verbal and/or physical abuse

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Present in almost every poor country, usually in the
third world
The poorer, the more exploitable
Also appear in developed countries using illegal
immigrants' labor
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Use of child labour
Paying of workers under the minimum
wage or non-payment at all
Non-payment for forced overtime work
Unsafe and horrible working conditions
No benefits given
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Sexual harassment
Verbal abuse
Illegal firings
No forming of unions
Physical abuse
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Accelerate the development
Increase the average salary
Develop technical and scientific knowledge
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South Korea
In 1970, average salary about $150 a month
In 2010, $2903 a month 2000% increase
Nicaragua
Average salary 3p/h
Average sweatshop salary 25p/h
Increase more than 6 times
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Japan
In the 50s textile production
In the 60s beginning of car production
Now third economic power in the world
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Violate human rights (especially womens)
Prevent from escaping the poor
Can be a way of development if it is the goal
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Worth scarifying???
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