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Sweatshops are sources of cheap and ample labor, and are the result of our global economy, with the constant demand for cheaper and better products by consumers. They are generally defined as “a workplace where workers are subject to extreme exploitation, including the absence of a living wage or benefits, poor working conditions, and arbitrary discipline, such as verbal and physical abuse (Sweatshop Watch).” With ever-increasing globalization, human rights issues and the existence of sweatshops have become hotly debated topics. Large corporations are in a “race to the bottom” of wages in order to increase profits and keep buyers happy (Bas 1). U.S. designers and retailers such as Nike, Gap, Wal-Mart, and Guess? are hopping the globe in an effort to find cheap sources of labor to exploit. Workers all over the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, are wrongfully subjected to unsafe and inhumane conditions for extremely low wages. Vietnam is a poor country in southeastern Asia which has been struggling in a capitalist economy. At times, the Vietnamese government has opened its doors to sweatshop labor in order to decrease poverty and unemployment (Doan 2). Nike, which employs 550, 000 workers in 700 factories