Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: Indeed, efforts to use public concern, and at times outrage, to tackle the sweatshop problem go back to the early part of this century. Hypothesis: Efforts to curb sweat shops seem to be unsuccessful.
Indeed, efforts to use public concern, and at times outrage, to tackle the sweatshop problem go back to the early part of this century.###Efforts to curb sweat shops seem to be unsuccessful.