The global apparel industry is a global sweatshop, and that has to do with cutthroat competition.
Robert J.S. Ross, a professor of sociology at Clark University and author of “Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops,” says poor conditions still exist for garment workers around the globe.  From an interview by @GlobeMuther, The Boston Globe. (via boston)

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