It is important to know that sweatshop conditions can exist anywhere there is a vulnerable population such as undocumented immigrants, who are incredibly susceptible to sweatshop practices. Although most sweatshops are located in poverty stricken, third world countries, sweatshops still exist in the United States. Sweatshops are continuing to cause major concern in the United States as well as other foreign countries. As the demand for material possessions grow so do the need for these establishments. The environmental standards of these facilities cause enormous safety concerns yet the laborers settle as this is their only means of survival. Sweatshops are inhumane facilities that are not efficiently regulated yet they over utilized.
Therefore the reputation of sweatshops remains negative. The Triangle Shirtwaist fire killed 146 employees due to the lack of preparation and safety in the infrastructure of the building, this caused