The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

15 November 2006

A needle pulling thread

You hear the word "sweatshop," you automatically think of a humongous room full of miserable people sewing away, and you just know they'd dream about a place like this:

  • Eight-hour work days
  • Seamstresses earn two to three times as much as teachers and policemen
  • Child labor is unheard of
  • All overtime is paid
  • Free medical care on site
  • Three months paid maternity leave
  • Employers must give breast-feeding mothers unimpeded access to their infants
  • Forty-three paid vacation days per year

If only there were such a place ... oh, wait ... there is.

Posted at 8:36 AM to Rag Trade


I grew up in a small town in New Jersey where there were tiny clothing factories. I guess back then you could still produce clothes in the U.S. and make a profit. I don't know how 'sweatshoppy' these factories were, but I wonder now...

Posted by: Rhea at 9:01 AM on 15 November 2006