https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27 en-us 2017-03-30 23:11:30 UTC 2025-11-08 07:39:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163847826 Working conditions around the world are so very different from those in North America. From workers having no rights in the workplace to unrealistic exceptions and dangerous working conditions, workers are often left with the choice to either endure the terrible circumstance or be fired. This makes it impossible for people to provide for their families. Not only are people not able ro provide, but they are not able to get ahead, which means their children will often suffer the same fate. This article takes a look at the 6 worst countries in the world to work in and what these workers must put up with in order to earn an income. ]]> 2017-03-30 23:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163847826 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163851464 The global apparel industry is known to many for it's unfair working conditions from sweat shops to improper wages. However, in this article, the conditions are explained further exposing the harsh realities that workers must endure. The majority of apparel workers are women, as the employers believe in the stereotypes that women are easier to work with and more capable of the fine detail required. Companies often treat their employees who are women as less than human. Often these women are forced to work in unsafe conditions for extended hours. This article also talks about the unfair treatment of pregnant women in this industry. Often times women are subject to mandatory pregnancy tests as companies do not want to pay workers for maternity leave. The danger of these factories is also something to be mentioned as many of the workers are left with severe health issues due to improper protection from harmful substances. This article briefly describes various first hand situations of violence against women where workers were mistreated and deprived of basic rights in the workplace. Women seem to be the easiest target for the apparel companies as men are often put in managerial positions. The circumstances for these workers will not change unless the North American consumer demands it. Companies with factories overseas are looking for the cheapest manufacturing cost possible, no matter the effect on those working for them.]]> 2017-03-31 00:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163851464 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163854896 Walmart is a one stop shop for many and with its selection of anything you might need and lower than low prices, it's no wonder why so many choose to shop there. While North American workers have their grievances with the company paying minimum wage and offering little if any health benefits, the factory workers overseas are working in unbelievable conditions. The receive very little pay, are fired if they miss work due to sickness, and are often beaten and punished for taking bathroom breaks. The woman in this article is touring across the United States to inform people of the working conditions she has been subjected to since she was 12 years old. She is also due to appear in court from being arrested after trying to unionize the factory workers. The west needs to become better educated on where the products they are purchasing are actually coming from and who is really paying the price for the low low prices Walmart offers.]]> 2017-03-31 00:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163854896 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163855794 Women in factories often make up the majority of employees with men as their managers and supervisors as they hold the economic power. There is little or no room to advance for women in this line of work and the endure extremely unfair working conditions. With no workers rights, or rights that are often ignored, women have no voice to stand up for themselves to better their situations. This picture shows women at work in a garment factory where they are given daily quotas. Often their pay is deducted if the quotas are not met. It is also common for unrealistic quotas to be given making it impossible for women to meet them.]]> 2017-03-31 00:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163855794 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163857559 Below is a picture of an all too common occurrence. Sweat shops are often not built according to proper building codes and are at risk of collapsing. Fires are also a common occurrence and with improper exits and emergency plans laid out, many workers are left injured and sometimes even killed.]]> 2017-03-31 01:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163857559 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163858847 Workers overseas are often exposed to harmful chemicals and given no way to protect themselves from the possible effects. This often means sickness and disease are unavoidable. With workers having no unemployment or disability insurance, if they become ill due to poor working conditions, this leaves them with no income at all.]]> 2017-03-31 01:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163858847 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163861147 Working conditions are extreme for those children who are unable to afford school fees. Often, they are forced to work in order to earn money for their family to survive. Children as young as 5 or 6 can be working in dangerous circumstances such as in mines or construction. With adults earning more money, employers often prefer to hire younger children so they do not have to pay them as much. Not only is this wrong, but these children are working in extreme conditions with no safety precautions in place. They have no protective gear and have to work long exhausting days to earn what sometimes won't even purchase a meal.]]> 2017-03-31 01:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163861147 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163863179 In this video, New York residents along with former employees of Walmart in the United Sates are protesting the opening of stores in New York due to unfair working conditions and low pay. Two former employees speak out against the company and the unfair treatment they received while working there. It seems that Walmart locally and globally is treating its employees unfairly.]]> 2017-03-31 02:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163863179 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163864363 With Bangladesh second to China in the garment production industry, many workers have faced tragedy in these factories. This video shows a young girl who escaped the collapse of a building with known structural issues. She is injured but hopes to return to work someday. For now, she is left with no income to help support her family and has lost many friends in the accident. With companies only interested in the bottom line, often worker safety is overlooked. ]]> 2017-03-31 02:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163864363 candacekolb https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163868999 2017-03-31 03:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/candacekolb/lev69h0v4f27/wish/163868999