Child Labor: 11 year-old Halima sews clothing for Hanes

National Labor Committee interview with Halima who works at a factory in Bangladesh making clothing for Hanes. (2006) For more information, visit www.nlcnet.org

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[TheTubeNewsShow]

Dont worry, the underwhere isnt dirty. Hanes buy the lable, and the underwhere, then when it gets to them, they sort, wash, and pack it. Its not germy. but still, this is horable.

[nlcnet]

@TheTubeNewsShow We'd like to think that's true, but remember that Hanes factories are overseas, so the factory where Halima works is where they sort and pack the garments. However, most factories do not wash clothing before it is sent to America and Europe. We have even documented bed bugs being transported from toys in China to the U.S. The NLC agrees with you though, the conditions are horrible regardless!

[whatsinthatbox]

If little Halima didn't sew cheap clothing, her only alternatives would be child prostitution or death by starvation.

Anti-child labor/sweatshop activists are righteous morons who can't seem to grasp the logical implacations of their actions, what would happen if all sweatshops were to close. Those kids have no safety nets/ alternatives, without sweatshops their lives would be much much worse, their lives are only hanging by a thin thread that holier than thou SWPL are intent on cutting.

[nlcnet]

@whatsinthatbox Those are all very valid points. The goal of the NLC is not to close sweatshops, but to improve working and living conditions for those who have no other alternatives. We encourage brands that produce in sweatshops overseas to use their influence to help the people in these factories, rather than to pull their line from the factories and hurt the workers even more. If you visit our site, you can find many, many past examples of our successes with this issue.

[caste2510]

@dirosaga the situation is not getting any better unless we remove this fictional system of control and supression ------------- we can only do it if we unite, stand up and speak out against this corruption

[LucisFerre1]

Free trade isn't the problem, it's poverty. Free trade actually INCREASES the wealthy of each party involved in the trade (or both parties would not trade). Trade & competition leads to an increased standard of living for the entire nation, which is exactly what "Halima" needs. This can be easily seen by considering what would happen if we restricted or banned foreign trade. Halima would be an 11 year old prostitute literally sleeping in the gutters, & countless others out of a job would starve.

[Dmention8]

Don't buy hands or anything like it, buy good quality! I might even go and save a child some day!

[Breana104]

How Daree They Do This To Children'!o;

[MrMusicislife1998]

IM THE BLACK KIDS WHITE BEST FRIEND AND I AM ALSO AGAINST THIS!!!!!

[MrMusicislife1998]

THIS IS SAD IM A BLACK CHILD WHO IS STRONGLY AGAINST THIS

[supressorgrid]

Thank god for Hanes, without them poor halima would be working as a prostitute in Bombay. If you truly love children, support companies that employ children in third world countries, or they may end up fat a stupid like the ones here in America.

[JNathanK2011]

I think every nation's economy should be self sufficient in order to protect wages, workers rights, and children.. People in the first world need to realize that turning a blind eye to this sort of injustice now may mean similar degradation for them and their children sometime in the future.

[WOAHitsKemo]

I want to change this ! This is so sad

[xoMini221xo]

Im goning to change this