Sweatshops are a growing problem but how can we stop them? There are sweatshops all over the world including America. Although something may say it is "Made with Pride in the USA", that doesn't mean it was not constructed in a sweatshop. In many foreign countries, the children that work in these sweatshops make only a few cents for each garment they produce. The conditions in which they work are awful--they work long, grueling days.
"My mum is a fashion designer and I work with her. We have a concession in Top Shop and earn decent money for what we make but I found it difficult to deal with the fact that people in India with similar skills are living in poverty." This is typical for how sweatshop labor operates. These workers are very skilled and only making very little money while other people in the fashion industry are making great money and have very similar skills.
"In the fashion industry people make ridiculous amounts of money, yet I saw people in India working 18 hours for hardly anything. I was shocked and angry." It is unreal the amount of money some designers make compared to the amount of money these laborers are making.
Sweatshops are wrong and are a dark truth to the fashion industry. People often don't think of where their clothes come from. Americans want a great price and great look to their clothes and sweatshops make that possible.
Singh, Amar . "DESIGNER SAMPLES LIFE IN £2-A-DAY SWEATSHOPS." Evening Standard 21 Apr. 2008.
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