*sigh*
If working in a sweatshop is better, in your opinion, than your alternatives, then go for it and figure out a way to rise above it. Otherwise, don't even apply. Agreeing to work for someone, then forcing them to change the terms to suit you is no better than theft. If a company enjoys government protection, as a corporation, then that will naturally stifle potential competitors who may have offered a better deal for the work. There's more than one evil here, ya know.
A sweatshop in a free economy would likely produce lower quality goods, while incentivizing their best help to go out looking for better work. In this day and age, though, folks are too lazy, and would rather have a large organization with a lot of gun-toting goons force the employer to immolate himself on the altar of the proletariat.