Sweatshops by Keara Ferry https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs Ap Human Geography en-us 2018-06-13 01:50:17 UTC 2025-11-24 10:30:33 UTC hello@padlet.com kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266930105 A factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions]]> 2018-06-13 01:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266930105 kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266930951 “The only way to develop a country is through trade with rich countries to buy the stuff needed to build up a country, like technical know how, tools, and infrastructure.”]]> 2018-06-13 02:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266930951 Wage kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266931020 There are many citizens in ldc's looking for jobs, willing to work for the bare minimum. Large corporations will use this to their advantage to make a larger profit.]]> 2018-06-13 02:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266931020 Transportation kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266931297 Industrialization has made transportation of products cheaper and more efficient. There are many different modes of transportation used to ship material items, including; trucks, trains, planes, and ships. ]]> 2018-06-13 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266931297 Government kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266931761 The government does not regulate corporations as we do in the United States, which is why large corporations use this to their advantage. Minimum wage and required inspections prevent sweatshops from rising in the United States. ]]> 2018-06-13 02:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266931761 Concepts: kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266932464 New International Division of Labor: Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.
Maquiladoras: Factories built by the U.S. companies in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico]]> 2018-06-13 02:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266932464 Local kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266932914 Citizens are employed, but put in awful conditions. The pay is poor and working conditions may lead to suicide, as employees feel this is a better option.]]> 2018-06-13 02:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266932914 International kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266932943 Prices drop for material items, but the quality of the item is also decreased. Corporations make a larger profit, but also don't employee as many people in MDC's. ]]> 2018-06-13 02:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266932943 Regional kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266934057 The regions have citizens living on a couple dollars a day. The jobs available have low wage and can lead to major health phenomenons as conditions are not safe.]]> 2018-06-13 02:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266934057 Eliminate Brands that Promote Sweatshops kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266934727 - Quality over Quantity
Change customers mindsets to encourage the purchase of multiple cheap items, changing purchasing practices so that one high quality item is purchased. This would begin to eliminate the need for sweatshops to exist.]]> 2018-06-13 02:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266934727 Enforce Government Regulations kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266935032 sweatshops exist, but are intended to be hidden from officials. By being more proactive about locating and enforcing current labor regulations, it would help workers in these type of situations to be able to fight for their rights, without fear of losing the minimum amount of money they are making.]]> 2018-06-13 02:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266935032 Currently... kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266935501 -Anti Sweatshop Movements
Factories overseas have slowly improved working conditions in response to anti-sweatshop movements. 
These movements are supported by college students and other opponents of sweatshops and have led some factories that make goods for industry to decrease child labor rates and start using chemicals that are less dangerous.
 Examples: Nike and the Gap 
]]> 2018-06-13 02:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266935501 Conditions kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266935836 - Poverty-level wages
- Forced overtime work 
- Health and safety violations
- Child labor
- Violations of workers’ freedom of   association 
 - Harsh verbal or physical abuse ]]> 2018-06-13 02:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266935836 Bella Gallo kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266936685 Do you know what sweatshops are?
"Yes"
Are sweatshops a problem?
"Yes"
What would be a possible solution to help eliminate sweatshops?
"Laws need to be made to ban them"
Do you think sweatshops are increasing in number?
"Yes, because no one has done anything about it"]]> 2018-06-13 02:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266936685 Elizabeth Mcmahon kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266936922 Do you know what sweatshops are?
"Yes"
Are sweatshops a problem?
"Yes"
What would be a possible solution to help eliminate sweatshops?
"Implementing right to work laws and fair working condition laws to make working conditions better"
Do you think sweatshops are increasing in number?
"Yes, because MDC's have realized they can make a bigger profit, when they have shops in LDC's with low labor costs"]]> 2018-06-13 03:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266936922 Olivia Keyte kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937130 Do you know what sweatshops are?
"Yes"
Are sweatshops a problem?
"Yes"
What would be a possible solution to help eliminate sweatshops?
"Have the government enforce more regulations and give workers more legal rights"
Do you think sweatshops are increasing in number?
"No, because they have improved their conditions"]]> 2018-06-13 03:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937130 Alyssa Choing kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937367 Do you know what sweatshops are?
"Yes, they are factories where workers are payed low wage and the working conditions are bad"
Are sweatshops a problem?
'I think they are an issue because people are being mistreated and it is potentially dangerous"
What would be a possible solution to help eliminate sweatshops?
"Some solutions could be passing more regulations for safety and raising the minimum wage"
Do you think sweatshops are increasing in number?
"Yes, because they are just moving from the U.S to LDC's instead of being eradicated"]]> 2018-06-13 03:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937367 kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937766 -Asia
-South America
-Central America 
-Few Scattered in Europe and the United States]]> 2018-06-13 03:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937766 LDC's kf865 https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937812 Sweatshops are more than likely located in LDC's because of minimum government regulations. Also, employees are willing to work for low pay because they don't have an education and there are very few jobs they are able to acquire. ]]> 2018-06-13 03:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kf865/4f8nbpsgjehs/wish/266937812