Sweatshops

The sad news is that, most of the clothes and shoes that end up in our hands are made in sweatshops (a working environment with unhealthy conditions that are considered by many people of industrialized nations to be difficult or dangerous, usually where the workers have few opportunities to address their situation). The conditions of these factories are appalling; one of the worst factories is one where the production of Hanes products is made. They employ both young and old workers, and get paid roughly 53-60 cents per day ($3.50 per week). If they are absent one day, they will get shouted at and beaten the next day. If they make a mistake they will get shouted at and scolded. They have a certain quota to make per hour, e.g. a young worker would have to snip excess material off underwear and clean 150 pieces per hour. If this was not made they would have been scolded and yelled at. These are only a few of the appalling conditions and rules these factory workers have to work with.