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• TheHikingStick commented on Photos of an abandoned sewing factory in San Francisco
  Until sometime in the '90s there was an undergarment factory in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Employees were always paid per piece, so speed (while maintaining quality standards) was essential to making a decent wage. I think there's a fine line between a piece-shop environment and a sweat shop. In the US, a shop operated as a sweatshop is clearly operating outside of the law and there is the potential for legal recourse. I do understand that those most likely to be involved in that illegal industry would face many barriers to pursuing such legal recourse, however....