Some California ‘sweatshop’ garment workers paid as little as $1.58 an hour, says report
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/03/29/some-southern-california-sweatshop-garment-workers-paid-as-little-as-1-58-an-hour-says-report/
Southern California workers who make garments for many of the nation’s leading fashion retailers remain victims of wage theft and illegal pay practices, with some earning as little as $1.58 per hour, according to a new U.S. Department of Labor report.
From July 31, 2021, to June 30, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division conducted 50 investigations of randomly selected garment contractors in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties to estimate the prevalence of violations within the industry.
