Sweat-shops

So, I have jusy finished with my assigned readings on sweatshops. The two storys were both interesting and kept my attention which made me happy! To the main point though, was that they were both very different. "Two cheers for sweatshops" was an informative work that explains the positive sides of sweat shops. This article explains exactly how they writers came to their views on the subject. Kristof and WuDunn spent years in Asia interviewing workers, owners, and they studied how these two groups felt about the work. The Asian people working in the factories really have no complaints about working, and they even want to work more hours. They see working in a factory as an opportunity to better themselves and get money to provide for their familes. Kristof and WuDunn, do not feel that they are being opressed because its something that they themselves want to do.

"Pennies an hour and no way up" is written by Hayden, a former CA state senator, and Kernaghan, director of National Labor Committee (NLC). This article basically goes to describe all of the downfalls to sweatshops. The pay is extremely low, and conditions are very dangerous. The NCL wants to make a move to put more bans on factories in the East and other industrial areas. It says that in Bangladesh women recieve 5 cents for the $17.99 Disney shirt they sew. The article is very informative, and shows the reader that sweatshops are vile and hazardous to the population working in them.