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Omar Shaout Professor Hopkins 1/31/15 PHI 1600 Unit 3 Research Article 1 1. Sweatfree FAQs | Global Exchange. (2011, January 1). Retrieved January 30, 2015, from http://www.globalexchange.org/fairtrade/sweatfree/faq Title: "Free Trade" and Sweatshops 2. A decade ago people didn’t know much about Sweetshops. Now sweatshops are very easy to know about thorough technology and newspapers. Sweatshops are directly connected to the increase of corporate companies. According to the US Department of Labor, a sweetshop is any factory that infringe more than one of the rules and essential US labor laws. These Labor laws include paying as of a minimum wage, paying on time, and paying for individuals who work overtime. Having sweetshops is not supported by the government. Anti-sweatshops movement can help to stop factories that do not pay their employees to live a normal life. Many workers experience verbal, sexual, and physical abuse. Many workers report of regular harassment and bullying by mangers. 3. This article can help me understand the more about the case by informing me more about sweatshops. The article was organized very well. By reading the article I understand the economic stand point of sweatshops and the rules that most …show more content…

A decade ago people didn’t know much about Sweetshops. Now sweatshops are very easy to know about thorough technology and newspapers. Sweatshops are directly connected to the increase of corporate companies. According to the US Department of Labor, a sweetshop is any factory that infringe more than one of the rules and essential US labor laws. These Labor laws include paying as of a minimum wage, paying on time, and paying for individuals who work overtime. Having sweetshops is not supported by the government. Anti-sweatshops movement can help to stop factories that do not pay their employees to live a normal life. Many workers experience verbal, sexual, and physical abuse. Many workers report of regular harassment and bullying by

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