Sweatshops Positive Deviancy And Global Labour Practices...

Sweatshop Labor Two works adequately address the increasing critical discourse of sweatshop labor. The two works are titled Beyond Sweatshops: Positive Deviancy and Global Labour Practices and The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment. The former was authored in July 2005 by Denis Arnold and Laura Hartman. The latter was written in September 2011 by Benjamin Powell and Matt Zwolinski. The authors of both works are undeniably qualified and are experts in their respective fields. The credibility of both Beyond Sweatshops: Positive Deviancy and Global Labour Practices and The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment is strengthened by the academic research and†¦show more content†¦The authors highlight their point that workers often agree to a sweatshop job due to a lack of options and often have a hard time getting out of these positions. Arnold and Hartman conclude that â€Å"the fact that workers agree to la bor under poor conditions does not†¦ constitute the normal workings of a well-functioning free market in jobs and labour† (Arnold and Hartman 209). To support their second argument, the authors focus on the lack of use for the skills developed in factory work and an overall decline in sanitation. They support this argument with claims that â€Å"skills developed through much routine factory work hold no promise of greater economic and social development† and â€Å"the transition from agricultural and cottage industries to factory-based work is argued to have†¦social cost that are not covered by the wages paid by an MNC [multinational corporation] to its employees† (Arnold and Hartman 209). From these two main arguments it is clear that the authors strongly support mandated improvements of working conditions. Another key point conveyed in Beyond Sweatshops: Positive Deviancy and Global Labour Practices is idea of fair compensation. Arnold and