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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Sweatshop labour

Sweatshop labour

  • 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.

Claim

Sweatshops directly violate the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Sweatshop labour is modern slavery.

Counter-claim

Sweatshop labour provides stable jobs for low-income communities.

Broader

Inadequate working conditions
Presentable

Aggravates

Exploitation of child labour
Excellent
Excessive hours of work
Excellent
Denial of the right of trade union association
Presentable
Defrauding workers of wages
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Aggravated by

Fast fashion
Excellent

Strategy

Eradicating sweatshops
Presentable

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #5: Gender EqualitySustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthSustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
  • Government » Nation state » Nation state
  • Industry » Manufacture
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Sep 10, 2021