Date of publication: March 12, 2007
Source: South Coast Today
Author: Liana Foxvog
Workplace raids do nothing to stop sweatshop conditions. In fact, these raids allow sweatshops to thrive by driving workers further underground and making workers more vulnerable to exploitation at the hands of unscrupulous employers. Instead of "cracking down" on vulnerable workers, the government should be focusing on the real culprits — employers and multinational corporations that profit from sweatshop conditions and the exploitation of workers.