Estimating Penalties for Violating the Minimum Wage and Hiring Illegal Immigrants: The Case of the U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Industry

The U.S. apparel manufacturing industry includes many reputable firms, but is also believed to include many sweatshop operations. Sweatshop workers often work under sub-minimum wages, excessively long hours, and abusive management. Sweatshop establishments in the United States typically violate seve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rangel, Marie-Teresa
Other Authors: Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35190
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09252006-185146/