the world’s focus on manufacturing methods‚ specifically the use of sweatshops. The term ‘sweatshop’ in today’s world has gained a predominantly negative connotation due to the Western perspective of this establishment. It evokes a variety of emotions from people without a great deal of understanding of what the term describes or the reasons for its existence. As always‚ every issue has two sides‚ and in the case of sweatshops‚ it can be viewed as either the violation of human rights and dignity
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law also says about some mandatory benefits like maternity/paternity leave‚ overtime pay‚ sickness benefit etc. But in this industry‚ workers are not getting any of these basic benefits. Most of the sweatshops are paying less to the female
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Ethics and sweatshops Companies want to maximize profits‚ while employees want to maximize salaries and benefits. Unfortunately these two desires do not always go hand in hand. The best way for a company to treat its employee how they wish to be treated. Make decisions that are in the best interest of all stakeholders. The Golden Rule still holds true. Companies have a responsibility to its employees and employees have a responsibility to its employer. When leadership treats its workers unfairly
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Dangers of Sweatshops throughout the World Imagine a world where all children can go to school for six hours instead of working in a factory for twice that amount of time. Imagine that their parents get to see them more than a few times a year because they were not shipped to distant family members due to a lack of income in the household. The parents are not forced to work in unsafe environments for hours upon end and do not face verbal and physical abuse daily. This world is a world without sweatshops
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piece that was posted in the Highline: Huffington Post. Hobbes argues that the ethical shopper no longer exists and for reasons he drones on about‚ will never exist again. American brands have been outsourcing their sweatshops for decades‚ which will be discussed in “The Ideal Sweatshop.” However‚ Hobbes brings a new element into the mix‚ because the countries that are being outsourced to have to produce clothing for their own populations as well the problem becomes unsustainable. In the example of
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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Sweatshops need to be stopped‚ they are manufacturing establishments where employees are forced to work long hours‚ under terrible conditions to create products for minimum wage just so transnational companies can make their fortunes. They are a horrific way to produce products‚ and need to be banished. There are three reasons why sweatshops should be stopped‚ and they are‚ that sweatshops have horrible working conditions‚ Unfair wages and unfair hours‚ and children aren’t able to experience a normal
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Sweatshops are manufacturing workplaces which treat its workers inhumanely‚ paying low wages‚ imposing harsh and unsafe working conditions‚ demanding levels of performance that are harmful to the workers and child labour. These are generally formed in developing nations and third world countries where the cost to employ labour is far cheaper than the cost to employ capital. Even though they are extensively used in most industries‚ they are infamous for their exploitation in the garment industry.
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standard living conditions and long grueling hours away from their families and home. In 2000 more than 11‚000 sweatshops violated minimum wage and overtime laws. This type of behavior brings to question their ability to gain trust within their company amongst their employees‚ their investors‚ and the public. This hinges on one aspect of interpersonal behavior found in Nike’s sweatshops. By definition‚ trust is a culture of transparent communication which forms a foundation for building relationships
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threat‚ but when you migrated to a new place at the beginning was not always easy. The sweatshops are not provided with a standard working environment to the workers‚ low wages and hire child labor. Some may say people who are working in the sweatshops is a threat because behind the sweatshops are controlling by the super brands; but they usually don’t solve problems and try to ignore them. However‚ those sweatshops are not a threat‚ for instance‚ if the workers don’t like the working place they can
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