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11. What are the two propositions that mainstream economists make in defense of sweatshops according to John Miller? Search entries or author Unread a

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According to John Miller, the two propositions that mainstream economists make in defense of sweatshops are mentioned below:

1) Workers freely choose to enter such jobs. The exchange between worker & employer is made because both the parties are made better off due to this exchange. The workers takes up these jobs freely or without the coercion of economic necessity.

2) Sweatshops jobs are better than the alternative employments available to workers in developing countries. Informal employment opportunities like agriculture or urban street vending that are available in developing countries makes sweatshops a better alternative for the workers. Even after poor working conditions and low wages provided in sweatshops jobs, they are a better alternative for workers in developing countries due to these informal employment opportunities in which the workers are paid one-fifth of what they are paid in these sweatshops.