What Are Sweatshops

question 76

Multiple Choice

What are sweatshops?

• A) Local business operations that expand internationally through foreign direct investment
• B) Arbitrating firms that settle labor disputes between employees and employers
• C) Business operations that employ workers at low wages for long hours in poor working conditions
• D) Foreign firms that hire talented local personnel for training others in the host country
• E) Foreign firms that are engaged in rampant corruption and bribery to gain easy access to the local resource pool

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