Propelled by a free trade agreement with the United States, apparel manufacturing is booming in Jordan, its exports to America soaring twentyfold in the last five years. But some foreign workers in Jordanian factories that produce garments for Target, Wal-Mart and other American retailers are complaining of dismal conditions; workers face 20-hour days, are not paid for months and are hit by supervisors and jailed when they complain.
See "An Ugly Side of Free Trade: Sweatshops in Jordan", Steven Greenhouse and Michael Barbaro, The New York Times, May 2, 2006