The Negative Effects Of Sweatshops In The World

Technological advancements due to new innovative and creative ideas have furthered the world and society to levels that would otherwise be unimaginable. Although many problems have been solved, new ones have emerged. In recent times, overseas factories have been a much-debated controversy on the issue of exploitation of workers. The majority of the products we own like our hats, shoes, and shirts are made entirely in a different country. Countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Indonesia have factories filled with employees working long hours for not even half the amount Americans get paid for minimum wage. International factories that produce clothing for well-known brands like Nike and Adidas have earned the name “sweatshops”, due to the conditions and the low wages that workers get paid. The term sweatshops have been popularized through the media as exploiting workers in factories where they are underpaid

Sweatshops may be viewed by many as unethical, however, they hold lots of valuable potential like providing thousands of people with jobs that pay higher than others offered in their country. Sweatshops also provide economic growth by companies investing in underdeveloped countries by building factories and providing income to people which help the economy expand. Many protesters try to end sweatshops but it will do more harm than good. For example, laying off thousands of people from their jobs would keep the world poverty even lower. Unfortunately, we cannot overlook the fact that some sweatshops do pose a threat to the lives and health of the employees but overall the dangers of working in a sweatshop are the best option many will have as opposed to other more dangerous jobs or no job at all. Sweatshops factories may seem unethical and immoral but it provides more good than people seem to