How Do Washing Companies Use Sweatshops Ethical?
Labor Practices
PHL/320
April 13, 2015
Aileen Smith
Labor Practices
The label or term sweatshop is commonly used when referring to a workshop or factory where the employees work for low wages, long hours, and usually under poor and dangerous conditions (Sweatshop, 2015). When researching the term “Sweatshop” I found that The United States Department of Labor classifies sweatshops as any organization that is in clear violation of two or more labor laws (2015). These laws consist of; working hours, wages, safety and disciplinary methods used, and working conditions. Due to globalization many clothing companies benefit from sweatshop labor, this paper will explore the debate of sweatshop labor and if the clothing companies who utilize sweatshop …show more content…
These codes are created by the company to make ensure that every employee is treated equally, with respect and have their rights respected. Since ethical decision making is very helpful in the business level, companies should have ethics team who will formulate a code of ethics for workers in the sweatshops. By extending ethic training throughout every division of the company and ensuring that all vendors upholds the same standards, companies will be able to ethically conduct business in under developing countries. Companies set an ethical work environment by setting standards and making sure that all employees and vendors uphold their …show more content…
Companies can adhere to corporate responsibility by setting standards for their company as well as any vendors they have business with. Doing this will promote the public interest by encouraging community growth and development, in under developed countries, and will also help to eliminate unfair practices globally. By ensuring minimal employee standards companies are in position to end the term “sweatshop” from being associated with their brand.
References
David L. Wilson, "Who Really Benefits From Sweatshops?". (n.d.). Retrieved from http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2013/wilson120913.html
Log In - The New York Times. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/business/global/after-bangladesh-seeking-new-sources.html
Rising above sweatshops : innovative approaches to global labor challenges / edited by Laura P. Hartman, Denis G. Arnold, and Richard E. Wokutch ; forewords by Ken Block, Frank Vogl, and Norman E. Bowie. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://librarycatalog.dol.gov/client/en_US/wirtz/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f36$002fSD_ILS:36705/ada?qu=London%2C+Michael.&ic=true&ps=300
Which is Worse: A Sweatshop, or You? | Bleeding Heart Libertarians. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/06/which-is-worse-a-sweatshop-or-you/
The reference page always begins on the top of the
PHL/320
April 13, 2015
Aileen Smith
Labor Practices
The label or term sweatshop is commonly used when referring to a workshop or factory where the employees work for low wages, long hours, and usually under poor and dangerous conditions (Sweatshop, 2015). When researching the term “Sweatshop” I found that The United States Department of Labor classifies sweatshops as any organization that is in clear violation of two or more labor laws (2015). These laws consist of; working hours, wages, safety and disciplinary methods used, and working conditions. Due to globalization many clothing companies benefit from sweatshop labor, this paper will explore the debate of sweatshop labor and if the clothing companies who utilize sweatshop …show more content…
These codes are created by the company to make ensure that every employee is treated equally, with respect and have their rights respected. Since ethical decision making is very helpful in the business level, companies should have ethics team who will formulate a code of ethics for workers in the sweatshops. By extending ethic training throughout every division of the company and ensuring that all vendors upholds the same standards, companies will be able to ethically conduct business in under developing countries. Companies set an ethical work environment by setting standards and making sure that all employees and vendors uphold their …show more content…
Companies can adhere to corporate responsibility by setting standards for their company as well as any vendors they have business with. Doing this will promote the public interest by encouraging community growth and development, in under developed countries, and will also help to eliminate unfair practices globally. By ensuring minimal employee standards companies are in position to end the term “sweatshop” from being associated with their brand.
References
David L. Wilson, "Who Really Benefits From Sweatshops?". (n.d.). Retrieved from http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2013/wilson120913.html
Log In - The New York Times. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/business/global/after-bangladesh-seeking-new-sources.html
Rising above sweatshops : innovative approaches to global labor challenges / edited by Laura P. Hartman, Denis G. Arnold, and Richard E. Wokutch ; forewords by Ken Block, Frank Vogl, and Norman E. Bowie. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://librarycatalog.dol.gov/client/en_US/wirtz/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f36$002fSD_ILS:36705/ada?qu=London%2C+Michael.&ic=true&ps=300
Which is Worse: A Sweatshop, or You? | Bleeding Heart Libertarians. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/06/which-is-worse-a-sweatshop-or-you/
The reference page always begins on the top of the