Child labor and sweatshops / Ann Manheimer, book editor.

Other author Manheimer, Ann.
Format Book
Publication InfoDetroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2006.
Description127 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Child labor.
Sweatshops.

SeriesAt issue
At issue (San Diego, Calif.) ^A393789
Contents Forced labor in the United States is a serious problem / Free the Slaves and Human Rights Center -- The worst forms of Child Labor / U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs -- Regulated child labor is necessary in developing countries / John J. Tierney Jr. -- Child labor hurts chidren's health and the economy / Alan D. Woolf -- Free trade will result in less child labor / Economist -- The United States should not sign free-trade agreements with countries that allow child exploitation / Tom Harkin -- Governments must protect child domestic workers from abuse / Human Rights Watch -- Children should receive loans to stay in school instead of working / Economist -- An international declaration against child exploitation / Children's World Congress on Child Labour -- Immigrant workers in the United States face sweatshop conditions / Lisa Liu, interviewed by David Bacon -- Sweatshops help developing countries improve their economies / Jonah Goldberg -- The U.S. government should ban sweatshop products / Anna Yesilevsky -- Labor unions and consumer groups improve conditions for workers / Don Wells -- Unions promote the anti-sweatshop movement to further their own agenda / Walter Olson -- Universities must not sell products made in sweatshops / Dara O'Rourke -- Companies deserve praise for publicly posting factory inspection results / Aaron Bernstein.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 120-123) and index.
LCCN 2005046044
ISBN0737721804 (lib. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD6231 .C455 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold