I saw a professor talking about this the other day on TV. Basically, the point is that compared to North America and Western Europe standards the working conditions and pay is deplorable. However, compared to the working conditions and pay in that country for most jobs the clothes sweatshop jobs do have significantly better conditions and significantly better pay. The professors argument is that every country goes through this period in their history as they build the economy. It's a stage of economic development.
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