sources and annotations

Absar, Syeda Sharmin. "Health Hazards and Labour Laws in Bangladesh: A Narrative-Based Study on Women Garment Workers." Asian Journal of Social Science 31.3 (2003): 452-77.

This article talks about the labor laws governing workers in Bangladesh and how workers there have rights that are being violated. The workers either do not know about their rights or are afraid to speak up. This article will help me show the foreign side of sweatshops in my paper.

Bonacich, Edna. "Latino Immigrant Workers in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry." New Political Science 20.4 (1998): 459.

Most of the garment industry is moving towards foreign labor because it is cheaper, but Los Angeles is the exception. Los Angeles has access to many undocumented immigrants that are willing to work for cheap in the apparel industry. The article gives an overview of the conditions these Latinos work in. This will help me get more information about sweatshops in American; I can then use this information to compare it to foreign sweatshops.

Chan, Anita and Senser, Robert A. “China’s Torubled Workers.” Foreign Affairs. March/April 1997: 104-117. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT. 3/11/2009.

This article gives a basic summary of labor conditions in China. Those that work in Chinese sweatshops are exposed to harsh rules, minor pay, and brutal physical punishment. This source helped me understand the conditions in foreign sweatshops; it helped me compare foreign to domestic conditions.

Chan, Jacqueline, et al. "Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders in Garment Workers: Preliminary Results regarding Ergonomics Risk Factors and Proposed Interventions among Sewing Machine Operators in the San Francisco Bay Area." Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene 17.4 (2002): 247-53.

This source talks about the dangers of doing the highly repetitive tasks required of workers in the garment industry. It gives suggestions for improvements in the workstation that could reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. I could some of this to establish the dangers of the industry, but I think some of it (i.e. the suggestions) are probably irrelevant to my argument.

Clark, Charles S. "Child Labor and Sweatshops." CQ Researcher: 721-744. CQ Researcher Online. 3/10/2009.

This article gives an overview of sweatshop labor. It talks about how there are companies in America that have the same working conditions as foreign sweatshops, the companies that support/violate the ban on child/sweatshop labor, and the history/current situation of the issue. This source helped me get a basic background of the issue and promoted my interest in researching the conditions of domestic versus foreign sweatshops.

Clinton, Bill. "Remarks Announcing Measures to Improve Working Conditions in the Apparel Industry and an Exchange." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 32.31 (1996): 1389.

This was an address that Bill Clinton gave when he was president concerning labor conditions in the United States as well as abroad. He tells the press what the government plans to do concerning the labor issue. I think this information will help me establish the kairos of my paper.

Faulk, William B. “Dirty Little Secrets.” Newsday. June 16 1990: A5+. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT. 3/11/2009.

Shows how the crackdown on foreign labor led to increase in domestic sweatshops and also gives statistics for price of increasing labor wages and their effect of retail cost. This will help me show the connections between foreign and domestic labor.

Ho, Laura, Catherine Powell, and Leti Volpp. "(Dis)Assembling Rights of Women Workers Along the Global Assembly Line: Human Rights and the Garment Industry." Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 31.2 (1996): 383-414.

This article says that US garment workers have primarily been female immigrants. The article argues that companies have switched from domestic to foreign labor in an effort to reduce production costs, which makes it hard for female workers in the US to get work. This will help me make connections between foreign and domestic labor and might also help me address opposing viewpoints.

Houghteling, Charlotte. "Sweat and Tears." Harvard International Review 21.4 (1999): 10.

This article documents student activism to reduce sweatshop labor and pressure companies into giving their workers a living wage. It also talks about the moves companies have made to make amends with their workers. This will help me address what can be done regarding labor issues (both domestic and foreign).

Marino, Vivian. “Trying to Make Work ‘No Sweat’.” Wichita Eagle. June 23, 1996: B1+. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT. 3/11/2009

This article portrays the efforts of companies to distance themselves form sweatshops. It emphasizes the obstacles that companies face in doing so (such as keeping production and retail cost low). This will help me address counterarguments in my paper.

"Scenes from the Garment Industry, Early 2000s." Chinese America: History & Perspectives (2008): 63.

Wins garment workers in San Francisco demand getting back wages that the company own them. They also demand support and regulation of labor laws. This will help me demonstrate the controversy regarding labor issues in America.

Soldatenko, María Angelina. "Made in the Usa: Latinas/os?, Garment Work and Ethnic Conflict in Los Angeles' Sweat Shops." Cultural Studies 13.2 (1999): 319-34.

Latinas working in the Los Angeles garment industry experience “third world” labor conditions such as meager pay and withholding of payment. It also argues that differences in ethnicities foster conflict in the workplace. This could help me establish how specific problems in the domestic workplace differ in comparison to foreign labor.

"Study Finds Neck, Back Injuries Common for Garment Workers." Safety & Health 164.3 (2001): 33.

This study examines industrial safety of workers in the clothing industry in Sacramento, California. It documents that because of the their monotonous, routine tasks they often suffer head/neck/back injuries. I will use this to establish the dangers of working in sweatshop conditions, both foreign and domestic.

“sweatshop.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 11 Mar. 2009. <http://search.eb.com.erl.lib.byu.edu/eb/article-9070615.>

This article defines what it means to be a sweatshop and the history of sweatshop labor. I will use this as background information and to set up context in my paper.