Which countries have sweatshop factories?

[Mr Rayon]

I want to know which countries have sweatshop factories. Are there any websites out there which provide this information?

What can we do in the Western World to remove these horrific working places? Also, would abolishing sweatshop factories do more good than harm?

[Sisyphus]

How would you define "sweatshop?"

[tomgwyther]

Indonesia springs to mind immediately as a primary example of sweat-shop working conditions.

Most developing countries which have had infrastructure projects initiated and/or large deficits to go with it, tend to have poorer working conditions for the poor of that country.

Although, it's worth noting that Europe and America had sweat-shop style working conditions at one time, before they developed to have the working conditions we have today. It can also be argued that working in a sweat-shop is the least worst alternative to being unemployed are trying to make a living off the land.

 

Benjamin Powell, a Professor of Economics from San Jose State University. Professor Powell argues that sweatshop-type jobs in a developing country are often a significant improvement over other employment options (for example, subsistence farming). He further notes that the United States went through its own period of sweatshop labor during its development.[34]

 

From wikipedia

[Mr Skeptic]

Why do you want to know? So we can make it worse for the people of that country by not buying their products and increasing poverty, or so you can donate money to improve their working conditions?