Who's Watching the Shop Floor. / Tim Vickery.
by Vickery, Tim; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 45Business. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor (United Media), 2001ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Auditing | Clothing trade | Employee rights -- Developing countries | SweatshopsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Everyone loves a bargain. And globalization brings more cheap goods to stores across the United States each year. Well over half of all US imports last year [2000]--valued at more than $750 billion--came from developing countries in Asia, Latin America, and the former Soviet Union. Apparel, footwear, toys and sporting equipment account for a large portion of imports. But does a 'Made in Cambodia' label mean a 12-year old sewed that shirt, or a mother of five worked a 14-hour shift for 20 cents an hour to make that $120 pair of sneakers?" (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article examines overseas fair-labor practices.
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Originally Published: Who's Watching the Shop Floor, April 30, 2001; pp. 11+.
"Everyone loves a bargain. And globalization brings more cheap goods to stores across the United States each year. Well over half of all US imports last year [2000]--valued at more than $750 billion--came from developing countries in Asia, Latin America, and the former Soviet Union. Apparel, footwear, toys and sporting equipment account for a large portion of imports. But does a 'Made in Cambodia' label mean a 12-year old sewed that shirt, or a mother of five worked a 14-hour shift for 20 cents an hour to make that $120 pair of sneakers?" (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article examines overseas fair-labor practices.
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