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Why Nicholas Kristof is right to defend "sweatshops" in his recent New York Times op-ed {Gadling}
Jan 19th 2009 6:30PM I spent a few weeks in Cambodia in late 2007 and came to the same conclusion as Nicholas. Yes, by our standards, the labour conditions of the sweatshops are unconscionably bad. However, look at it from the point of view of the people actually working in those sweatshops and things start to look a little different. These jobs bring greatly needed money into the country and help the locals get back on their feet (and from what I've seen, it's a hell of a lot more effective than the corrupt beurocracies of NGOs.)
My personal opinion is that it is likely to be a transitory thing. As more people become more prosperous and living standards start to rise, there will be less and less of this kind of work being done. In the meantime, however, having actually spoken to some of the people in these job, I'd say they're a good thing...
Pepsi posters let you plug in your headphones {Engadget}
Jun 7th 2006 7:05PM Pepsi isn't the first. There was an Absolut campaign in Sydney which featured a track by Lenny Kravitz early this year. Took a while before people worked out what the jacks were for though.
