Word: antisweatshop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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California has taken the lead among states in fighting the labor abuse in the garment industry. An antisweatshop law that went into effect last month requires all locations where clothing is made to be registered. If a manufacturer is found to be contracting out work to an unregistered shop, the goods can be confiscated. Labor experts believe that this kind of legislation, and even harsher penalties, should exist in all states...