Sweatshop

Now that Liberia’s 14 year civil war is over, a fair-trade clothing factory is growing in the country’s capital Monrovia.

The LA-based clothing company, American Apparel, is laying off 1,800 immigrant employees after an investigation into its employment records.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire happened a century ago, but the labor-safety issues that led to the disaster are relevant today.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Robert Ross, professor of Sociology at Clark University and author of ‘Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshop’ about the ins and outs of garment manufacturing overseas.

The World’s Jason Margolis looks at the legacy of New York’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on the global garment industry today. The fire, which occurred 100 years ago Friday, was one of the worst workplace disasters in US history.