Victoria's Secret Is Not So Secret
Victoria’s Secret Is Not So Secret Victoria’s Secret, one of the biggest brand names in retail, has been around for many years, known for selling lingerie. Victoria’s Secret has branched out from exclusively selling lingerie to now carrying make-up, fragrances, purses, shoes, clothing, and bathing suits. Within the past few years, the company has expanded to the global markets. They now have stores in major cities including London, Dubai, and Munich. Being one of the top grossing retail stores, Victoria’s Secret, uses foreign sweatshops to irresponsibly manufacture their products. The lingerie store was harshly criticized for their sweatshops’ working conditions and unfair wages. The utilization of sweatshops puts the company’s name
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The definition of “sweatshops are places of employment with low pay, poor working conditions, and long hours,” which argues with the supporters’ argument of what is considered a sweatshop (Powell and Skarbek 1). These underpaid, unfairly treated sweatshop employees’ are violated “of basic human rights as people are exploited for their labor” (Calkins and Radin 261). There are so many health and safety hazards, fear, and physical and mental abuse which is part of basic human rights (Calkins and Radin 262). Sweatshops being unethical and morally wrong are strongly supported by “The Oxford Declaration on Christian Faith and Economics” stating, “Many workers suffer greatly under the burden of work. In some situations people work long hour for low pay, working conditions are appalling…health and safety regulations are flouted” (The Oxford Declaration 4). It proves to show that Calkins’ and Radin’s argument is even more supported. In “Improving the Conditions of Workers, Harrison and Scorse believe that sweatshops are morally wrong and unethical and that the sweatshops can be fixed to become no long sweatshops and/or become ethical and moral. Their rationalization of this idea is “if we could pressure multinational corporations to significantly improve the …show more content…
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Calkins, Martin and Tara J. Radin. “The Struggle Against Sweatshops: Moving
Toward Responsible Global Business.” Journal of Business Ethics 66 (2006):
261-272. Print. 3 Mar. 2014.
“China, the Sweatshop.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 5 Jul. 2010. Web.
3 Mar. 2014.
“Director of the National Labor Committee on Investigation Into the Lingerie Giant’s
Manufacturing Standards.” The O’Reilly Factor. Fox News. 4 Dec. 2007. TV transcript. Greenhouse, Steven. “Apparel Factory Workers Were Cheated State Says.” The New
York Times. The New York Times, 24 Jul. 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Harrison, Anne and Jason Scorse. “Minimum Wage Legislation and Anti-Sweatshop
Activism.” Improving the Conditions of Workers? 2006. Print. 3 Mar. 2014. “N.Y. Officials: Factory for Big Retailers ‘Paid Sweatshop Wages’.” CNN. CNN, 23 Jul.
2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Powell, Benjamin and David Skarbek. “Sweatshops and Third World Living
Standards: Are the Jobs Worth the Sweat?” Journal of Labor Research 27.2
(2006): 263-274. Print. 3 Mar. 2014.
Ramadurai, Charukesi. “Stitching Lingerie Improves Women’s Lives In South
The definition of “sweatshops are places of employment with low pay, poor working conditions, and long hours,” which argues with the supporters’ argument of what is considered a sweatshop (Powell and Skarbek 1). These underpaid, unfairly treated sweatshop employees’ are violated “of basic human rights as people are exploited for their labor” (Calkins and Radin 261). There are so many health and safety hazards, fear, and physical and mental abuse which is part of basic human rights (Calkins and Radin 262). Sweatshops being unethical and morally wrong are strongly supported by “The Oxford Declaration on Christian Faith and Economics” stating, “Many workers suffer greatly under the burden of work. In some situations people work long hour for low pay, working conditions are appalling…health and safety regulations are flouted” (The Oxford Declaration 4). It proves to show that Calkins’ and Radin’s argument is even more supported. In “Improving the Conditions of Workers, Harrison and Scorse believe that sweatshops are morally wrong and unethical and that the sweatshops can be fixed to become no long sweatshops and/or become ethical and moral. Their rationalization of this idea is “if we could pressure multinational corporations to significantly improve the …show more content…
Print 3 Mar. 2014.
Calkins, Martin and Tara J. Radin. “The Struggle Against Sweatshops: Moving
Toward Responsible Global Business.” Journal of Business Ethics 66 (2006):
261-272. Print. 3 Mar. 2014.
“China, the Sweatshop.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 5 Jul. 2010. Web.
3 Mar. 2014.
“Director of the National Labor Committee on Investigation Into the Lingerie Giant’s
Manufacturing Standards.” The O’Reilly Factor. Fox News. 4 Dec. 2007. TV transcript. Greenhouse, Steven. “Apparel Factory Workers Were Cheated State Says.” The New
York Times. The New York Times, 24 Jul. 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Harrison, Anne and Jason Scorse. “Minimum Wage Legislation and Anti-Sweatshop
Activism.” Improving the Conditions of Workers? 2006. Print. 3 Mar. 2014. “N.Y. Officials: Factory for Big Retailers ‘Paid Sweatshop Wages’.” CNN. CNN, 23 Jul.
2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Powell, Benjamin and David Skarbek. “Sweatshops and Third World Living
Standards: Are the Jobs Worth the Sweat?” Journal of Labor Research 27.2
(2006): 263-274. Print. 3 Mar. 2014.
Ramadurai, Charukesi. “Stitching Lingerie Improves Women’s Lives In South