Although having sweat shops and other work forces in different countries might get the job done faster, is it really ethical to work people to death in terrible conditions just to cheapen the cost of production? Statistics show that in the year 2000 over 11,000 sweatshops in the United States violated the minimum wage and overtime laws (Gaille). That being said, sweatshops and other cheap production labor units should meet standards and laws or be done away with. They violate many ethical and moral rules as well as some federal laws, therefore, they should be kept up to higher expectations and proper conditions. Even though they might be in an underprivileged country, America’s name is on the products that are being created therefore the sweatshops
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Even though the work was rigorous and time consuming, many immigrants jumped at the opportunity of cheap labor because they thought they would be able to go higher from their current standing in the company and be able to make more money in the future. Many of the earlier sweatshops were mainly used for creating garments in which the workers worked in closed quarters and did one or two tasks on the apparel for the entire day. After their task was up they passed it to the next worker for them to complete their part of the work. Creators of sweatshops decided that working with an assembly line would quicken the process and create more overall revenue for the company. When cheap labor first came about, it attracted European Jewish immigrants more than anyone else. The immigrants preferred to work under Jewish bosses so they could speak Yiddish at work. Also they knew that Jewish bosses would let them have Saturdays off because that is the Jewish Sabbath. Later came along immigrants from Italy and other European regions nearby. During the 1950s, Puerto Rico and other Latin American, African, and Asian immigrants, as well as the United States, became associated with sweatshops and they have continued to grow ever …show more content…
Employers pay their employees as little as they can so that they can maximize their profit and have a higher income for themselves and the company (Tuerk). For example, women that are making NBA jerseys overseas make twenty-four cents per garment that they create. Although they make so little, each jersey is known to be sold for over $140 in America (Gaille). That being said, the gap between the income of the workers and the selling price of the piece of clothing is far too wide. If they are creating something worth so much then they should be able to have a raise in their income. The median weekly earnings of someone in America is $827 in a week, which is roughly $165.5 a day (US Department of Labor). That is over a 100% increase from what the workers making NBA jerseys are making to support their family. The average wage in that specific country might be low and definitely not as high as the United States, but the companies and businesses are owned by American citizens. They should not be such a low grade that it embarrasses American soil. We should want to help raise those countries’ standard of living rather than lowering our standards to match the conditions they are already
Even though the work was rigorous and time consuming, many immigrants jumped at the opportunity of cheap labor because they thought they would be able to go higher from their current standing in the company and be able to make more money in the future. Many of the earlier sweatshops were mainly used for creating garments in which the workers worked in closed quarters and did one or two tasks on the apparel for the entire day. After their task was up they passed it to the next worker for them to complete their part of the work. Creators of sweatshops decided that working with an assembly line would quicken the process and create more overall revenue for the company. When cheap labor first came about, it attracted European Jewish immigrants more than anyone else. The immigrants preferred to work under Jewish bosses so they could speak Yiddish at work. Also they knew that Jewish bosses would let them have Saturdays off because that is the Jewish Sabbath. Later came along immigrants from Italy and other European regions nearby. During the 1950s, Puerto Rico and other Latin American, African, and Asian immigrants, as well as the United States, became associated with sweatshops and they have continued to grow ever …show more content…
Employers pay their employees as little as they can so that they can maximize their profit and have a higher income for themselves and the company (Tuerk). For example, women that are making NBA jerseys overseas make twenty-four cents per garment that they create. Although they make so little, each jersey is known to be sold for over $140 in America (Gaille). That being said, the gap between the income of the workers and the selling price of the piece of clothing is far too wide. If they are creating something worth so much then they should be able to have a raise in their income. The median weekly earnings of someone in America is $827 in a week, which is roughly $165.5 a day (US Department of Labor). That is over a 100% increase from what the workers making NBA jerseys are making to support their family. The average wage in that specific country might be low and definitely not as high as the United States, but the companies and businesses are owned by American citizens. They should not be such a low grade that it embarrasses American soil. We should want to help raise those countries’ standard of living rather than lowering our standards to match the conditions they are already