Aren sweatshops only a problem in developing countries?
The globalization of the economy has caused many manufacturing industries to move to developing countries, where wages are still far lower than for comparable work performed in developed countries. But sweatshops are opening up everywhere, including the U.S. , Canada , Europe and Russia . Multinational corporations are free to hunt for the lowest wages, which also means that workers are subjected to the worst working conditions, no union representation or legal protection. And factories with good conditions in the U.S. and Canada , as well as in other countries, are shutting down. By making competition contingent on labor costs, companies are forcing everyone into a “race to the bottom”; in order to maintain jobs in manufacturing workers must compete to see who will accept the lowest wages and the worst working conditions.
