Expolitation in poor countries

Exploitation has happened quite a lot in places such as China within big businesses. However there have also been accusations of workers being exploited in poorer countries such as Bangladesh and India. A deadly fire which killed more than 110 garment workers in Bangladesh has raised quite a few questions. The workers were all trained to deal with a fire and there were also over 300 fire extinguishers available to fight the fire. However, witnesses had explained that a number of doors had been locked by the management which had prevented workers from escaping.

This is because companies in Europe and the US are to save on their maufacturing costs by moving their factories to poor countries where they can get away with paying low wages, and forcing their workers to work long hours.

 

This then has an effect on the country as a whole, as all of the profits made from the products are absorbed by the business, and the workers still recieve a very small amount of money. This means that the incomes of a population remain low - and the country's economy cannot grow.