Dangers Of Sweatshops
Dangers of Sweatshops throughout the World
Imagine a world where all children can go to school for six hours instead of working in a factory for twice that amount of time. Imagine that their parents get to see them more than a few times a year because they were not shipped to distant family members due to a lack of income in the household. The parents are not forced to work in unsafe environments for hours upon end and do not face verbal and physical abuse daily. This world is a world without sweatshops. Although supporters of sweatshops believe that sweatshops supply jobs to developing regions, sweatshops are detrimental to the growth and development of impoverished countries because of their unsafe environments and regulations, as well as their lack of benefits and fair pay.
The abuse of workers is a common practice in sweatshops. Superiors use abuse to restrain workers who try to speak out about poor conditions. (Wu). Vulnerable workers can be abused sexually, …show more content…
Factory workers are at a bigger risk of death than most jobs are because they work in unsafe conditions. The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh caused 1,130 people to lose their lives (Ross). A fire at the Garib and Garib factory in 2010 killed 21 people (Ross). Another fire shortly after at the Tazreen Factory killed 112 people (Ross). The Spectrum building collapse killed 62 (Ross). The death toll at these factories is not average. The amount of accidents that lead to death is worrying, and is a big reason why no one should work in sweatshops.
The inhumane hours in sweatshops are a danger to the safety of all workers. Workers have worked for eighteen hours a day. A female in a Chinese factory was forced to work from 7 a.m. until 1 a.m. In another incident, Chinese laborers worked 15 hours a day for 28 days out of the month (Wu). Workers for Nike have reported working 110 hour a week
Imagine a world where all children can go to school for six hours instead of working in a factory for twice that amount of time. Imagine that their parents get to see them more than a few times a year because they were not shipped to distant family members due to a lack of income in the household. The parents are not forced to work in unsafe environments for hours upon end and do not face verbal and physical abuse daily. This world is a world without sweatshops. Although supporters of sweatshops believe that sweatshops supply jobs to developing regions, sweatshops are detrimental to the growth and development of impoverished countries because of their unsafe environments and regulations, as well as their lack of benefits and fair pay.
The abuse of workers is a common practice in sweatshops. Superiors use abuse to restrain workers who try to speak out about poor conditions. (Wu). Vulnerable workers can be abused sexually, …show more content…
Factory workers are at a bigger risk of death than most jobs are because they work in unsafe conditions. The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh caused 1,130 people to lose their lives (Ross). A fire at the Garib and Garib factory in 2010 killed 21 people (Ross). Another fire shortly after at the Tazreen Factory killed 112 people (Ross). The Spectrum building collapse killed 62 (Ross). The death toll at these factories is not average. The amount of accidents that lead to death is worrying, and is a big reason why no one should work in sweatshops.
The inhumane hours in sweatshops are a danger to the safety of all workers. Workers have worked for eighteen hours a day. A female in a Chinese factory was forced to work from 7 a.m. until 1 a.m. In another incident, Chinese laborers worked 15 hours a day for 28 days out of the month (Wu). Workers for Nike have reported working 110 hour a week