Elizabeth Bainbridge
9-14-10
9:28 pm
Migrant workers for Wintek in Taiwan that were formerly being grossly mistreated have recently experienced a pleasant change in working conditions. Although there are many injustices that occur in sweatshops, the problems of main concern at this one were the outrageous “placement” and “broker fees” that were being deducted from the workers’ meager incomes. Without any explanation, Wintek spontaneously changed this policy in March, and even reimbursed some laborers for hundreds of dollars that had been deducted from their paychecks. The workers also had their passports returned them, after Wintek had been holding them for “safekeeping.” While these workers have benefitted from some changes by the Wintek firm, there are many others working in sweatshops around the world that are experiencing horrible conditions and unfair treatment.
This article makes me think a lot. The concept of sweatshops has bothered me for a long time now, but recently I have been wondering what the solution is. If companies that have horrible sweatshops overseas are all boycotted, the people working there will lose the meager income that they do have, and thus be in an even worse predicament. But still, the absurd mistreatment of individuals working at these places must end. I am glad that Wintek has taken steps towards treating their workers better, and hope that other companies follow suit. I like that this article made it a point to recognize all the other sweatshops that are still in need of positive changes. While it praised Wintek for its efforts, this article didn’t hesitate to admit that sweatshops all over the world are still in need of some serious reform.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china/100908/silicon-sweatshops-taiwan-labor-exploitation
3 comments:
Wow i agree 100% I do not think that it is fair that most sweatshop workers that are working for next to nothing sometimes dont even get that. I am definately glad to see that there is aleast one place that is starting to realize this and hope many more will follow their lead.
This article reminds me of the China Blue and the Saipan videos we watched in class about sweatshops and labor. The exploitation of workers in nations with fewer regulations and worker protections seems to be prevalent. Resolving this issue would require stronger penalties and fewer incentives for corporations to set up and purchase from these sweatshops, since those are the primary reasons for outsourcing this type of production.
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