According to your textbook's discussion of sweatshops,
a. the term sweatshop applies only to factories outside North America.
b. women earn low wages in these factories, but the cost of food and housing is so low in other countries that the wages are generally fair.
c. a large portion of the clothing made outside North America is made under very poor working conditions.
d. most sweatshops in Latin America and Asia currently have unions.
Question 2
Which of the following statements describes the current situation in garment industry sweatshops?
a. A sweatshop worker in Latin America makes barely enough to live on, about 1.30 an hour.
b. North American sweatshops may have harsh working conditions, but the workers earn the federal minimum wage.
c. Although the pay in sweatshops may be low, the corporations usually provide good working conditions.
d. Maquiladoras in Latin America are typically run by US corporations.
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