Such extreme conditions are to be found throughout the world. Verit is equally concerned by milder conditions that, if left unchecked, could have devastating effects. Harassment and mental, physical, and sexual abuse. Workers commonly report oppressive conditions that include no benefits. Children can often be found toiling in factories with their parents instead of going to school, and performing tasks that are detrimental to their physical well being and development.
Factories frequently have too few bathrooms and they are often locked, broken, and filthy.
Many workers report that they are not allowed breaks, even for food and water. Women s rights abuses. Employers in Asia and Central America, for instance, require pregnancy testing, birth control, and sometimes sterilization for their female employees. Factory managers in Saipan and Mexico are notorious for denying maternity leave benefits by firing pregnant women and pressuring female workers to have abortions if they want to keep their jobs. Women are sexually harassed on a daily basis.