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English HomeworkWhere Sweatshops are a dream Costas Paschalides 6D

1. The writer would like to offer Obama and his team a tour of the garbage dump in PhnomPehn so that they are virtually aware of the situation before they talk about labour standards.

Specifically, the writer wants to portray the real miserable and disappointing living and working

conditions of the people in the dump and hint at the way those people think of sweatshops,

particularly because Obama and his team are about to ban them. He wants to let Obama know that a

10-year-old, for example, lives in the smokes and desperately seeks a piece of plastic in an attempt to

reward five cents. The point he is trying to make is that before they talk and take their decisions, they

should be aware of the real filthy conditions in the garbage dump; and that before they start fighting

sweatshops, they should know that in these poor countries the real problem with sweatshops is not

that people are being maltreated, but that they dont employ enough. Therefore, he is indirectly

trying to make Obama realize that sweatshops are a dream for these people and that if he fights

against them, he literally kills theirdreams and freedom.

2. Mr. Obama and the Democrats, who favour labour standards and enhance their improvement,intend to fight against oppressive sweatshops abroad and close them down, in order to stop the

inhumane exploitation of the workers and protect their rights.

3. The writer came to have such a view on sweatshops by years of residence in East Asia andparticularly in his wifes village, in southern Asia, where he observed standards of living being

improved as people began working in sweatshops. Therefore, after having experienced those people

and their lives, he came to the conclusion that sweatshops are a way of alleviating poverty inundeveloped countries, like Cambodia.

4. The writer supports his point of view by mentioning upsetting real-life examples by womenand young girls in Cambodia. Firstly, he uses the example of Pim Srey Rath, a 19-year-old girl, who

looks for plastic in the dump and wishes that someday shed work in a factory, where she wouldnt

have to work under the oppressive heat of the sun for long hours. The writer sympathises with the

young woman and agrees with her, implying that sweatshops are far better than working in the

garbage dump. Furthermore, the writer gives another example of a frightened woman, Vath Sam

Oeun, praying that her 10-year-old boy will someday find a work in a factory, where its more

engaging and safe, compared to the dump. By also mentioning that her little boy has never visited a

doctor or a dentist, or that he hasnt bathed for eight years, he makes his viewpoint even stronger,

solider and backs his statement up; he gives a preview of what living in the dump is like. Hence, he

strengthens his opinion and leaves an impression on the reader. Lastly, his point of view is also

strengthened by 13-year-old Neuo Chanthou, who is concerned about her sister, whos dramatically

lost part of her hand as she was run over a truck in the garbage dump. Apart from that, she cries that

its hot and smelly in the dump, and the writer uses this as proof to support the development of

manufacturing industries and the promotion of factory jobs in poor countries. Overall, his viewpoint


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is strongly founded and also based on personal experience, as he has witnessed this kind of situation

in East Asia, and also logically explains that he wouldnt want to work in a sweatshop, but he would

definitely not want to work in the garbage dump!

5. In accordance with the writer, improving labour standards and wages is not a viable solutionbecause what this really means is factories in poorer countries closing down. Sweatshops are

undoubtedly not the best preferable place to work, yet in such poor countries, they are not the

bottom. In fact, they are a chance to escape from poverty. So, by improving labour standards and

wages, factories shut down as they are not able to cover the high production costs and compete with

other factories around the world. The increased production costs puzzle companies, as it is something

they always try to curtail. As a result, factories basing their production on machines instead of labour

force operate in more economically developed countries, like Malaysia, contrary to factories, whose

production is based on the labour force, operating in less developed countries, like Cambodia and

Ghana. The writer supports his point of view by referring to an experimental research in Cambodia,

about high labour standards and wages. This research has shown that in order to get a job in a

factory, one may be forced to sacrifice a months salary, and this is where exploitation comes in so as

to cover the high production costs. The outcome is that factories close down and people must,

therefore, return to the dump; back to poverty again. So, the writer strongly supports his belief and

implies that worldwide endeavor is needed to enhance manufacturing in poorer countries and

promote their products.

6. While Obama and the Democrats are in a continuous endeavor to improve and tighten labourstandards and fight against sweatshops, the writer, supporting thousands of people living under

disgraceful conditions, fight for the survival of sweatshops and their promotion; the way of walking

out of poverty, out of the dump nightmare.

The writer supports that sweatshops should not be banned and labour standards should be kept as

they are, otherwise factories will face difficulties and eventually close down, leaving hundreds of

people unemployed and hopelessly driving them back to the dump. The writer vividly enhances the

necessity of sweatshops promotion through real-life examples of despair and fatigue and

expressionless people pleading to get a proper factory job. References to wretched women working

under the tireless sun,Here is where its hot! Its dirty, hot and smelly here, experimental

researches and encouragement programs convincingly provide satisfactory and grave evidence that

these people actually suffer, and that our contribution in helping them get along with their problems

is vital. Agreeing with the writer, I believe that manufacturing development in poor countries and

support of African imports will make a tremendous difference in the current situation.

Notwithstanding, sweatshops are a living paradigm of human exploitation. Endless working hours,

tiny, invisible payment and inappropriate working conditions. I know that Americans have a hard

time accepting that sweatshops can help people. Agreeing with the Americans, the production of


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these factories should not be supported and there should be no imports made by unpaid, exploited

workers working in reckless factories. Its a shame to work in such places and sometime, human

rights must be recognized and appreciated.

Overall, the writer convincingly supports his viewpoint and implies that sweatshops are a mean of

relieving poverty in such undeveloped countries. They are a better choice and life for these people.

What is, perhaps, worthwhile to consider is whether these people should have the choice to leave the

garbage dump and get a better and more decentjob in a factory. Whether they have the right to

decide for their lives and whether they will be content with a sweatshop job.

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