Should we be concerned about sweatshop ethics? (PDF)

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: 80.00, University of Brighton (Business School), course: Business Ethics, language: English, abstract: Sweatshops are have been violating our notions of justice. Although there has been an increased concern on their ethics, they continue to flourish. MNEs claim that workers chose to accept the conditions of their employment therefore making it to an extent 'ethical'. The workers' choice to accept such conditions is very significant, representing their ability to exercise their autonomy and is an expression of their preferences. The following claims made by MNEs stand supported by sweatshop labor's consents towards approving harmful conditions yet it may be not as voluntary as it seem. Although sweatshops are wrongfully exploitative and defend the harmful conditions through claiming that workers accept those conditions, they are still of benefit to labor. Sweatshops provide employment for many poor people, improve their standards of living, and exempt them away from poverty wage spiral. Should workers' choices to accept conditions be respected by third parties? Alternatively, Should we be concerned about 'ethics' of sweatshops?