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swechop

  • n  factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry

  • Child rights activist and lawyer Bhuwan Ribhu, center bottom, talks to child workers during a raid at a sweatshop.
  • From the sweatshops of Asia to the runways of New York, denim is bigger than ever.
  • Child rights activist and lawyer Bhuwan Ribhu, center bottom, talks to child workers during a raid at a sweatshop.
News & Articles

  • Clayton says no to sweatshop products
    CLAYTON • The Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night passed 5-0 an ordinance that takes a stand against businesses that sell goods produced at facilities engaging in sweatshop practices.
    July 10, 2013 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Working for worker rights
    After the Bangladesh garment factory collapse in April that left more than 1,100 workers dead, their broken bodies mingled with brand-name clothing tags, the country's politicians and sweatshop owners no doubt hoped the resulting furor over worker rights and safety would soon blow over. It hasn't.
    July 7, 2013 - Times Leader
Quotes

  • Joan Claybrook in Forbes
    FMCSA is continuing the sweatshop conditions for truck drivers rolling down our highways, which endangers Americans all over the country,Joan Claybrook, president of Washington-based consumer watchdog Public Citizen, said Tuesday.
  • Sonia Kruger in NEWS.com.au
    Let's just say there's a sweatshop full of illegal immigrants working on them right now,Kruger said before referring to Lim, the show's Malaysian-born musical director.
  • Steve Jobs in BusinessWeek
    Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Group, is "not a sweatshop," Jobs said.

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