What are Sweatshops?
Sweatshops are factories where clothing and fashion accesories are produced. They are called sweatshops rather than factories due to the unsafe environment, low wages and exploitation that often occurs there. Sweatshops are mostly situated in developing-world countries where labour is cheap which means that companies (often multi-national ones) can make larger profits. Sweatshops, although unethical are beneficial to retail customers as the clothing price is lowered due to the low salary of the workers. Many workers in sweatshops are underaged which means they miss out on schooling and work in inhumane conditions, 250 million children aged 5-14 work in sweatshops globally.
