Sweatshops

           Have you guys ever wonder why most of the items that you're using, including clothings, electronic devices, and even your toothbrush are made in China , Guatemala, or Vietnam? Well, that's because there are many sweatshops over in these countries.Sweatshops have been a factor in the production of goods around the world for centuries,  numbers of major corporations take advantage of this low-cost sweatshop labor in developing countries, including the United States. The sweatshops workers usually have to work for long hours and get pay very little; that's very unhealthy and unsafe. Child labors laws  may also be violated.                                               
Many consumers enjoy buying products that are produced by the sweatshops. Some of them know the origins and stories behind the products, some don't. Even though they know, they would still purchase it.In the horrible economic that we're  living in now, it's hard to blame the customers .Who would not buy anything that is affordable? It's also hard to identify which company use sweatshop or not, even if it is the brand name clothings. Walt Disney and Nike were accused of using sweatshop.         
        Some people see the similarities between slavery and sweatshop works which led to the first abolitionist movement started in the 19th century.Our government's effort to change sweatshop work condition is by introducing the labour laws that set a minimum age, wage, hours, set minimum work conditions for the workers, especially teenagers. Protesting from workers would not really work because the company could just moved to another country.