Can the apparel industry curb sweatshops?
However, when Nike, arguably the world’s largest sports brand, came under fire for allegedly contracting production to sweatshops earlier this year, the debate over how to best eradicate them surfaced stronger than ever. The Smithsonian Institution’s controversial exhibit, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present,” also has rekindled some public ire over the problem of unfair working conditions.
