Several Advocacy Groups in the U

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Several advocacy groups in the U.S.monitor firms that do business with sweatshops in developing nations.These watchdog groups are concerned about human rights abuses in foreign factories,often citing unsafe and unclean working conditions.Recently,business experts have shed new light on this issue,stating that these factories that do not meet the standards of developed nations are still perceived by their workers as a better way of life than what they had before because these employers offer steady wages.According to Maslow,these workers are motivated to satisfy which of his hierarchy of needs?

• A) Self-actualization needs
• B) Social needs
• C) Safety needs
• D) Physiological needs

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