How Retailers Reap The Benefits Of US Sweatshops

Stores like Forever 21, TJ Maxx and Ross are known for their low prices. But, one way they are able to sell $10 tank tops is by working with factories in Los Angeles that pay workers wages as little as $4-an-hour. This is possible because of a unique California law. Former LA Times reporter Natalie Kitroeff discusses this in her recent article, which was co-written with LA Times staff writer Victoria Kim, “Behind a $13 shirt, a $6-an-hour worker: How Forever 21 and other retailers avoid liability for factories that underpay workers to sew their clothes.” Kitroeff is now a reporter for The New York Times.