... setting wages with little relation to productivity. "In Mexico, for example, apparel worker are 70% as productive as their U.S. counterparts, yet they earn just 10% as much per hour," according to surveys by Kurt Salmon Associates Inc. How Sweatshops Affect Economy In the sweatshops the workers are on temporary contracts and can be fired any time and no union is allowed. The "making of garments- is carried ... profits as people spend their wages and locals learn new skills. Following the example of name-brand giants like Nike and Tommy Hilfiger, many other U.S. corporations are now "glob...

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