Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050019186

Another sweatshop scandal came to light last spring. with respect to clothIng made for WalMart. It shows how far some manufacturers are willing to go to cut costa. and the terrible human toll that follows. In August 1995 Federal investigators raided a sewing factory outside Los Angeles. In a compound surrounded by barbed wire. agents found dozens of Thai and Mexican Immigrant women working 20hour days for as little as $1.0 per hour. The women wore held captive at their sewing tables by guards who threatened them If they tried to escape. American consumers do not want their clothing produced in this way.
Keywords matched
Immigrant

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Mexican
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDWARD KENNEDY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1997-04-22
Speech ID
1050019186
Paragraph
#2
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