The Ethics of Sweatshops and the Limits of Choice

This article examines the “Choice Argument” for sweatshops, i.e., the claim that it is morally wrong or impermissible for third parties to interfere with the choice of sweatshop workers to work in sweatshops. The Choice Argument seeks, in other words, to shift the burden of proof onto those who wish...

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Main Author: Kates, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2015
In: Business ethics quarterly
Year: 2015, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-212
Further subjects:B Choice
B Sweatshops
B Preference
B Autonomy
B labor regulation
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