An Ugly Side of Free Trade: Sweatshops in Jordan (NY Times)
An intriguing New York Times article by Steven Greenhouse and Michael Barbaro, published May 3, 2006 under the title “An Ugly Side of Free Trade: Sweatshops in Jordan” discusses the actual, facts-and-figures situation of workers in the country. An eye-opening must-read, click here.
I’m sorry, was that cheap labour, or “free” labour?
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May 4th, 2006 at 2:40 pm
Cheap. Very very very immorally cheap.
May 4th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
I couldn’t agree more, Hal. Say, and allow me to go severely off-topic here, why didn’t anyone alert me to the fact that I’d typed "what" instead of "was" in that last question of mine? (The error is gone now, but my heart is not well. I cannot tolerate spelling mistakes or other writing-related errors).
May 5th, 2006 at 8:43 am
<p>Blogs can always be corrected. Don’t too obsessed over spelling errors when you write. Many writers allow their "internal editor" to kick in while they write–which clashes with the creating impulse, thus creating the mental logjam known as writer’s block. Sometimes the best way to compose is to blank out the screen while you compose. Then, when your first draft is completed, turn the screen on & attend to revision and editing.</p>
<p>Trust me. Thirteen years of teaching writing & professional editing, you pick up all the tricks. :)</p>
May 5th, 2006 at 8:58 am
<p>That said, the issue of exploited household labor is a global scandal. In the states, Latin American refugees play a large role in the domestic labor force. In the nineties, a candidate for U.S. Attorney General–Zoe Baird–had to withdraw her name from consideration when she was discovered to have hired illegal workers to work as a chauffer and nanny.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Baird">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Baird</a></p>
May 6th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
This report has resulted in a series of statements from the government, QIZ companies and the union of textile workers who have all different views. You can follow the coverage of al Ghad newspaper on Friday and Saturday for more details. I personally belive all the information of the American report since I have heared about such bad treatment a long time ago.