Sweatshops

Sweat shops in Australia?? surely not?! but this article on ACTNOW.co.au, explains some shocking truths.

47% of outworkers work more than 12 hours a day.
73% of outworkers have one or more chronic injuries.
75% of clothing companies have most of their clothes made by outworkers.

Outworkers are mainly first generation migrant women who cant speak english well and are unaware of
laws surrounding employment. There are laws in Australia to prevent This type of labour, however this article
suggests those laws are hard to enforce.

Things are starting to turn around with public awareness and thus, pressure. Also the introduction of codes of practices
are sending a message to manufactures.

For more on this see the article (at the bottom are a list of references for more reading)