Child Labor and Sweatshops

by Christine Watkins

Overview

Child labor may seem like a thing of the past, but it is very much still practiced. Editor Christine Watkins compiled fourteen essays that expose its condition today. Readers will learn whether legislation is effective, whether laws should be further enforce or repealed, whether free trade agreements increase the presence of sweatshops, and whether sweatshop inspections have any enduring impact on reduction of the practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737748758
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing
Publication date:	09/10/2010
Series:	At Issue Series: Social Issues
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Editorial Reviews

Review: Child Labor and Sweatshops "Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011

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