1. The use of sweatshops by Fashion Industry
In 1996, a CBC Fifth Estate program exposed sweatshop practices, including forced pregnancy testing, at a Doall maquiladora factory producing for Liz Claiborne in El Salvador. ... Work requirements included weeks up to 69.5 hours without overtime, wages as low as $0.75/hr, excessive production goals, mandatory pregnancy tests, no healthcare (a violation of Honduran law), limited bathroom breaks, no conversation permitted, repetitive stress inju...
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