Most people no longer believe that buying sneakers made in Asian sweatshops is a kindness to those child laborers. Farming is similar. In every country on earth, the most human scenario for farmers is likely to be feeding those who live nearby--if international markets would allow them to do it. Food transport has become a bizarre and profitable economic equation that's no longer really about feeding anyone ... If you care about farmers, let the potatoes stay home.
Quotes about sweatshops (8 Quotes)
Sure, when you get this number of people, there are stories of sexual exploitation. But in interviewing these employees one-on-one, there was no evidence of any of that going on. No evidence of sweatshops as portrayed by the national media. It's a beautiful island with beautiful people who are happy about what's happening.
It looks like these illegal workers were hired by contractors and not directly by Wal-Mart. Is this really bad press or slightly bad press I think it's the latter. If Wal-Mart was hiring from sweatshops, that would be much worse.
I loved protesting against sweatshops. Now that they are gone I won't have much to do or talk about with my friends. Maybe we'll start protesting against something else now. I thinking the war in Iraq would be a good starting point, or maybe even world hunger and AIDS, you know stuff like that.
In no small measure, this bill is going to be signed this afternoon because Kathie Lee Gifford and Frank Gifford made this a personal crusade, to take these steps to put sweatshops out of business in New York state,
Be quiet, or my wife will take away your first born and make him or her work in one of her sweatshops!
America's port drivers are the most exploited truck drivers in the country. Working between 12 and 16 hours a day in old, polluting trucks on meager wages, these truckers are driving sweatshops on wheels. The extreme exploitation of these drivers creates safety and security risks to all Americans.
If Guess did not live up to its agreement, if it did not police its cutting and sewing shops to be sure that there were no sweatshops, that the laws were not violated, then it is coming off our Trendsetter list.