A video in defense of Sweatshops

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12. They don't describe sweatshops as they really are.

They don't mention forced labor or serious health and safety problems. Many sweatshops force their "employees" to work excessive hours. They have been known to chain doors closed and tie workers to the equipment. Sweatshops are known to prevent workers from going to the bathroom, eating, or drinking. Some sweatshops make the woman have sex with strangers on their off time. Sweatshop owners have been known to force women to have abortions. They also hire young children and force them into 20 hour days.

Most workers do not know how bad the sweatshops are going to be. Yes, they know their wages are probably going to be very low but many workers don't know about the chaining of doors shut and the forced labor involved. They don't realize that many sweatshop owners force their workers into dorms/prisons so that they may have the workers at their beck and call.

This video ignores the real abuses and life threatening situations in sweatshops and assumes that only the worker's wages will be lower. Sweatshops involve abuse of workers and dangerous working conditions not just low pay.

So do you really think the worker picks the sweatshop knowing that they are putting their life and sanity at risk by working there?