Garment industry takes toll on workers
Outsourcing is a term that is usually associated these days with the BPO industry. But big clothing brands in the west have been outsourcing the actual manufacture of garments to third world countries for decades now. Outsourcing has always attracted its share of ethical questions-are workers in developing countries being paid enough, what are the conditions in which they work? An estimated 500,000 people work in this industry in Bangalore.
