low-cost consumer goods and sweatshop labor

"How does low-cost consumer goods (i.e. shoes and clothing, electronics, etc.) and sweatshop labor affect the U.S. worker (not consumer)? Is this a necessary consequence of free-trade? Or should we try to purchase more U.S. goods as U.S. consumers?"




it really doesn't work out because the labor is cheap and the products are not made here in the states and we are out of jobs so its a big reason why we are in debt. if we continue to try to purchase more u.s. goods as u.s. consumers i feel  we would be just contributing to the problems that we face now.