LibGuides: Sweatshops: Background Information

Background Information

A sweatshop is a place of employment with unacceptable working conditions, often with dangerous working conditions or long hours for little pay and the potential for child labor or for workers who are made slaves through bondage. Use the following sources to learn more about sweatshops and the political, legal, social, and sociological issues surrounding it.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Gives overviews of major topic areas (including sweatshops). Includes articles, lists of other resources, and Pro and Con arguments for most topics.

Encyclopedia of Management
Check out the entry on sweatshops to find out more about the characteristics of these workplaces.
Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility
Another encyclopedia. Look at the sweatshops entry to learn more about related social concerns.
Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops
Supported by carefully researched evidence, the author traces the 20th century fall and tragic rebirth of sweatshop conditions in the American apparel industry.