On AlterNet: sweatshops

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sweatshops"

Apple Tries Damage Control after Horrific Working Conditions at its Factories Exposed

Jeff Ballinger, Labor Notes. January 31, 2012.

Apple's attempts at cleaning up its image after recent scrutiny of its labor practices are more about reputation than actual change.

As Occupy Wall Street Has Changed Protest Dynamics, Vibrant Groups Like United Students Against Sweatshops Are Back in the Forefront

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 15, 2012.

USAS has been fighting steadily for workers' rights even when the issue wasn't front-page news--and they're helping spearhead a new movement for economic justice.

Carwashes: Meet the New American Sweatshop

Axel Caballero, Brave New Foundation. August 31, 2011.

Carwash operators routinely violate basic employment laws, and workers are often paid much less than the legal minimum wage.

Vision: Deadly Accidents, Inhumane Conditions -- Why We Must Fight to Stop Abuse of the World's Sweatshop Workers

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. December 31, 2010.

Conditions at sweatshops overseas have not improved as much as they should have over the past several decades. Not by a long shot.

Vision: How One Tiny Factory Is Challenging the Sweatshop Norm

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. December 22, 2010.

Instead of boycotting companies that make goods in sweatshops, student labor activists are boosting Alta Gracia, a factory that pays a living wage--and lets workers unionize.

Jim Hightower on Sweatshop Crucifixes [VIDEO]

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. December 6, 2007.

Just in time for Christmas comes something that Christians worldwide will consider to be an abomination.

Victoria's Secret: It's Slave Labor and So-Called "Free Trade"

Jonathan Tasini, Daily Kos. November 27, 2007.

Jonathan Tasini: The National Labor Committee has found some appalling conditions at Victoria's Secret production facilities in Jordan.

Union Activists Uncover American Crucifixes Made in Chinese Sweatshops

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. November 21, 2007.

Lindsay Beyerstein: The National Labor Committee held a press conference in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral to call attention to the conditions.

How the Luxury Industry Went the Way of McDonald's

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. September 19, 2007.

Even a Louis Vuitton handbag isn't much different from a Big Mac.

U.S. Prisoners Exposed to Deadly Chemicals in Toxic Sweatshops

Christopher Moraff, In These Times. January 24, 2007.

For more than a decade, the Federal Prison Industries has been forcing inmates to handle toxic "e-waste" containing arsenic, mercury, lead and other cancer-causing chemicals.