Ten Facts About Sweatshops
1. 85% of workers in sweatshops are young women aged 15-25 years old
2. 22 million children die annually due to the poor conditions within sweatshops
3. 1/6 of the children in the world are employed at sweatshops
4. On average, sweatshop workers only make an income of 200$ a year. This is equivalent to 3 shifts at a minimum-paying job in North America.
5. There is an estimated 250 million kids working in sweatshops worldwide.
6. Sweatshops are defined by the U.S. Department of Labor as a factory which violates 2 or more labor laws
7. Women sewing NBA jerseys only make 24 cents per garment that will eventually sell for $140.
8. Sweatshops force all female workers to take pregnancy pills. Therefore preventing them from maternity leave
9. In 2000, more than 11,000 sweatshops in the U.S. violated the minimum wage and overtime laws, while over 16,000 had broken health and safety laws.
10. Workers are often locked in the factories, forced to work through the night.
2. 22 million children die annually due to the poor conditions within sweatshops
3. 1/6 of the children in the world are employed at sweatshops
4. On average, sweatshop workers only make an income of 200$ a year. This is equivalent to 3 shifts at a minimum-paying job in North America.
5. There is an estimated 250 million kids working in sweatshops worldwide.
6. Sweatshops are defined by the U.S. Department of Labor as a factory which violates 2 or more labor laws
7. Women sewing NBA jerseys only make 24 cents per garment that will eventually sell for $140.
8. Sweatshops force all female workers to take pregnancy pills. Therefore preventing them from maternity leave
9. In 2000, more than 11,000 sweatshops in the U.S. violated the minimum wage and overtime laws, while over 16,000 had broken health and safety laws.
10. Workers are often locked in the factories, forced to work through the night.