It will also surprise many to learn that sweatshops have returned in the United States in numbers and forms that are similar to the deplorable conditions that existed at the turn of the century. In 1995. American were shocked when investigators exposed the slavelike conditions of garment workers in El Monte. CA. Who can forget the young female immigrants from Thailand who were enslaved and forced to live in a compound encircled by razor wire? These women were forced to work 20hour days in deplorable slavelike conditions for as little as $1 per hour. The El Monte sweatshop. it was later revealed. made apparel for some of this countrys top fashion labels.
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