The garment industry depends on the labor of immigrant women. Too often, these women are toiling in sweatshops, where employers violate labor laws. The women's hard work doesn't pay off in a better standard of living. Unorganized garment workers report many inequities. They may work 10 to 13 hours a day with-out getting paid for overtime.
Many employers violate minimum-wage laws.
Workers often go for weeks or months with no pay at all. Child labor is on the rise, while shop health and safety conditions are becoming increasingly dangerous. Miu's and Jenny's Stories A life of laboring in garment sweatshops was not what either Miu or Jenny expected when she came to the United States. Miu was born in China. She finished high school right after the Cultural Revolution had started.