no reputable shoe brand that has been mentioned here uses 'Sweatshops'
your underpaid / minimum wage shop clerk here in the USA has a much lower standard of living than a worker from one of the factories like pou chen, deans shoes, yy or apache.
it is the 'b' grade shoe and apparel companies (private label store brands) that trade exclusively on price that are most likely to still be using sweatshop like sources