Yes, they're ugly by US standards, but many nations' poor toil in much uglier conditions
(NEWSER) - Before Barack Obama follows through on tough talk about global “labor standards,” Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times wants to take him to a certain garbage heap in Cambodia. Here, where families live in shacks, scavenging in the hot sun, a sweatshop job is “a cherished dream, an escalator out of poverty.” Such places need more sweatshops, not fewer, Kristof writes. More»
