Problem
Sweatshop labour
Other Names:
Extraterritorial sweatshop factories Maquiladoras
Sweatshops
Maquila ships
Sweatshop factory ships
Maquilas
Nature:
The word "maquila" comes from the Spanish verb "maquilar" which means to assemble. "Maquila ships" are extraterritorial factories, where workers live and work without breaks in the day for long periods. These types of activities are bordering on "new forms of slavery" and constitute flagrant violations of workers, rights and individual human rights.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate working conditions Aggravates:
Exploitation of child labourExcessive hours of workUnpaid wagesDefrauding workers of wagesDenial of the right of trade union associationAssassination of trade union leadersDenial of right of equal pay for equal work Strategies:
Eradicating sweatshops Organizations:
International Labour Organization (ILO)Arab Labour Organization (ALO)Arab Institute for Labour Education and ResearchFair Labor Association (FLA)European Labour Authority (ELA)Global Labour Institute (GLI)Global Labour University (GLU)Global March Against Child LabourInternational Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and Forced Labour (IPEC+)Society for the Study of Labour HistoryWorld Labour Institute (WLI)Labour Action for Peace (LAP)Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF) Subject(s):
Government → Nation state??Industry → Manufacture??
Societal Problems → Maltreatment??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
10.09.2021 – 17:31 CEST