Believe it or not, some people that live in these poverty third world countries would love the opportunity to work at a sweatshop. In the article, “Where Sweatshops are a Dream” a journalist by the name of Nicholas D Kristof went to Cambodia, where hundreds of sweatshops are located, and he talked to a few people that he saw looking through dumpsters for anything of value including: food, clothes, shoes, etc. He stated that, “a job in a sweatshop is a cherished dream, an escalator out of poverty, the kind of gauzy if probably unrealistic ambition that parents everywhere often have for their children.” A woman by the name of Pim Srey Rath said that she would love to work in a sweatshop because the sweatshop workers work is in the shade, and she will not have to work in the hot heat looking for food through dumpsters. Another woman by the name of Vath Sam Oeun said that she hopes her 10-year-old son would grow up faster, so he could work in a sweatshop. She went on to say that they are always by trash dumpsters, and she sees children dies all the time by getting ran over by garbage trucks and she doesn’t want to stress over her child being killed by a garbage truck driver while trying to get food. She also said that her son has never been to a doctor or dentist and the last time that he bathe was when was 2 years old, so a sweatshop job will be more pleasant and less dangerous for her child. The writer went on to say, “The best way to help people in the poorest countries isn't to campaign against sweatshops but to promote manufacturing there. One of the best things America could do for Africa would be to strengthen our program to encourage African imports, called AGOA, and nudge Europe to match it”
It seems by this article that many people living below poverty line would prefer to work in sweatshop instead of not being employed at all. They feel that it seems safe and the temperatures may not be as hot. But these people that “dream” of working in sweatshops may have never been inside of a sweatshop or see the actual work that is done there. They may have just heard from a friend or relatively how “lucky” it would be to have a sweat shop job. But what they don’t know is that the person that told them this valuable information, that working in a sweatshop is a dream job, is at risk if they really tell them what goes on in sweatshops: the hard labor, long hours, underpay and a host of safety hazards.
It seems by this article that many people living below poverty line would prefer to work in sweatshop instead of not being employed at all. They feel that it seems safe and the temperatures may not be as hot. But these people that “dream” of working in sweatshops may have never been inside of a sweatshop or see the actual work that is done there. They may have just heard from a friend or relatively how “lucky” it would be to have a sweat shop job. But what they don’t know is that the person that told them this valuable information, that working in a sweatshop is a dream job, is at risk if they really tell them what goes on in sweatshops: the hard labor, long hours, underpay and a host of safety hazards.
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