Saturday, January 3, 2009

Stop to sweatshop















Sweatshop have been around for a long time, is it not time to put an in to them. Is it possible to put a end to sweatshops? Sweatshops are a part of our economey, they keep prices low. Sweatshops give a little money to developing countries. To put an end to sweatshop people have to think about the people who make the products we buy, and the conditions they do it in. The wages the factory works are in. Their are unions and committee that have organized to put an end to sweatshops. AFL-CIO's Union Label & Service Trades Department, National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice,Campaign for Sweatfree Schools,Sweatshop Watch , these are just a few organization that have been made to end or keed sweatshop away. They help guide shoppers to the products and services they buy. These committee try and put an end to Holiday sweatshops. Sweatshop Watch try and keep Globe sweatshop under control.They offer information on compaigns around the globe.http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-supporting-sweatshops this website is an petition that could help put an end to sweatshops, or help put out an greater awareness. Sweatshop Campaign is led by the consumer who want their products made under better conditions."The Stop Sweatshops Campaign is about consumers holding U.S. retailers and brand name manufacturers responsible for their behavior both at home and overseas. People like you are saying "no" to sweatshops -- whether the goods come from China or Honduras, Los Angeles or New York City."More than 50 organizations have joinded the campaign since it began in January 1996. They represent more than 50million consumers. They believe that consumers can put an end to sweatshops.

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