Sweatshop workers

Sweatshops. It is a term for poor conditioned workshops where employees work at for long hours, tiny wages, and are stripped of almost all their rights. Sweatshops are extremely common in the clothing and textile industry to meet the consumers' needs.

Foxconn has been bitterly criticized in the recent past for not providing its workers with good enough salaries and working conditions. The heat also spilled on to Apple which has most of its devices manufactured by Foxconn. Now, merely hours ahead of Apple's expected launch of iPhone 5, a Chinese reporter has revealed more horrors about Foxconn factories.

A look at what it's really like inside one of the new Chinese-owned factories in Tanzania, as China ramps up investment in Africa.

In order to raise awareness about the exploitation of garment workers, The Canadian Fair Trade Network has released a campaign that features stories of sweatshop workers printed on clothing labels. These pictures will definitely make you think twice…

In truth, Bangladesh should be an inspiration to activists and other countries, because of what came after Rana Plaza.

On the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, we find out why boycotts aren't an affective tool for protest. Instead, try this.

<meta charset="utf-8" /> Apple <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/13/us-apple-suppliers-idUSTRE80C1KQ20120113">released a complete list of its suppliers</a> for the first time on Friday, saying some of the 156 companies with which it contracts don't adhere to its standards for labor or environmental practices, including a ban on child labor.

As consumers demand greater transparency, high-street and luxury labels are being called on to inspect their supply chains

Marks & Spencer, Next, Monsoon, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge accused by anti-poverty campaigners

It is time for us to examine our priorities as American consumers.