Garment

Working conditions in the garments industry

Although mechanization transformed most aspects of the human clothing industry, by the mid-twentieth century, garment workers continued to labor under challenging conditions that demanded repetitive manual labor. Often, mass-produced clothing is made in what some consider sweatshops, typified by long work hours, lack of benefits, and lack of worker representation. While most examples of such conditions are found in developing countries, clothes made in industrialized nations may also be manufactured under similar conditions.