I'm not really sure about where I stand right now with sweatshops. I've never really thought about them or took time to analyze the good and bad about them. I think that the conditions of sweatshops are horrible and the workers shouldn't be treated that way. But when it comes down to if I am for or against sweatshops, I think I would have to say that I am for them.
I feel that it's wrong for me to support sweatshops but at the same time the decisions I make as far as apparel is opposite. When I go shopping, I don't think about where or how each of the garments are made and I know that I'm not the only one. When I go shopping, all I worry about is getting the nicest looking clothes for a low price because I am a true bargain shopper. I've heard the question many times of would I consider paying more for my clothes if I knew they were being made the right way and not in sweatshops. By being a bargain shopper, I absolutely hate paying alot of money for clothes so I wouldn't want to spend alot or more money. Maybe if i was financially fortunate and could afford to spend money frivously, then yes I would pay more for clothes. But I don't have that advantage so I always shop in the clearance section of stores.
Hearing the discussion in class, I think I would be for the idea of sweatshops, but against the conditions of sweatshops. Those are the only jobs that the workers are able to get and they do it in order to survive and provide for theirselves and families. Being raised by a single mother I've experienced my mother taking on many different jobs in order to provide for my sister and I. As far as how the workers are treated, there should be reasonable length breaks, and there should be some types of benefits for them. Its hard to say what could be done to improve sweatshops becuase nobody wants to pay more for clothing but how do you keep the clothes cheap and treat the workers fair at the same time?
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