It's better than nothing

In third world countries, it seems to be a common trend that sweatshop workers do get a higher pay than the average citizen wage, but does this make these jobs better?. Theres an argument that because they get paid more their jobs are better than a job outside the sweatshop. 


There is no evidence that these jobs are "better" - In fact, all evidence seems to lead that these workers are the easiest targets for being exploited. Working exceptionally long shifts, often subjected to abuse and unsafe working conditions.



If "better" refers only to the workers salary, then fundamentally the altercation is that a worker could choose from either dangerous, tiring and unsafe job in a factory against a lower paying job elsewhere. Although a worker might decide to work in a sweatshop for their own survival, in no way does it make the factories humane, but it does show that sweatshops can be a way of escape from poverty. In truth, keeping workers as poor as possible and maximising profits is the sole purpose of any sweatshop while having no regard for its employees.