Beyond Sweatshops: Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing CountriesImages of sweatshop labor in developing countries have rallied opponents of globalization against foreign direct investment (FDI). The controversy is most acute over the treatment of low skilled workers producing garments, footwear, toys, and sports equipment in foreign owned plants or the plants of subcontractors. Activists cite low wages, poor working conditions, and a variety of economic, physical, and sexual abuses among the negative consequences