By: MaKenna Chun and Juliette Entenman
Overview
The garment industry, accounting for 80% of Bangladesh's total export revenue, has helped improve its economy; however, this money has not increased the standard of living for these workers. There are over 4,500 factories that employ between 3.5 million and 4 million people that work in order to provide cheap clothes for industrialized nations such as Europe and North America. These sweatshops, while beneficial to the economy, underpay employees for working between 14 and 16 hours in inhumane conditions, but these employees are unfortunately considered better off than an overwhelming majority of the population. This website was created in order to shed light on this issue that deserves more attention.
The Origin/Causes page will review why so many people, namely women, work in sweatshops in Bangladesh.
The Current Status page will review what sweatshops are currently like in Bangladesh.
The Impacts page will review what affects sweatshops have on its employees, Bangladesh as a nation, and the world.
The U.S. Connection page will review what role the United States plays in Bangladeshi sweatshops.
The Outlook page will review what the future most likely holds for sweatshops in Bangladesh.
The Current Status page will review what sweatshops are currently like in Bangladesh.
The Impacts page will review what affects sweatshops have on its employees, Bangladesh as a nation, and the world.
The U.S. Connection page will review what role the United States plays in Bangladeshi sweatshops.
The Outlook page will review what the future most likely holds for sweatshops in Bangladesh.