Many people believe sweatshops are a thing of the past‚ but the sad reality is they are still prominent‚ not only in foreign countries but also right here in the United States. Sweatshops violate human rights‚ and many big companies we are familiar with are at fault. The term “sweating system” or “sweatshop” first originated in the 1840’s. The earliest definitions of the term did not relate to the actual conditions of the workshops‚ instead it referred to the relationship between the workers‚ producers
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violates 2+ labor laws. Sweatshops often have poor working conditions‚ unfair wages‚ unreasonable hours‚ child labor‚ and a lack of benefits for workers. Why do Sweatshops exist? They are a product of the global economy and the so-called “free” trade. Companies increase profits by driving down costs any way possible‚ so they set up low-cost factories. To minimize costs‚ companies look for places with the lowest wages and human rights protections. Where do Sweatshops exist? Sweatshops can be found all over
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Globalization of economies and the idea of capitalism in the developing countries make sweatshops inevitable. Consequently‚ there is an increased demand for cheap labor from the developing countries to work in the sweatshops (Berliner et al.‚ 2015). Nonetheless‚ the operations of the sweatshops are extraordinarily oppressive and unethical. Corporations take advantage of the poverty heights in developing countries to exploit and infringe the worker’s human rights. Biblically‚ the argument that this
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Part 1-Intellectual Standards 1. “According to Cromwell’s director of auxiliary services more that 90% of the logo merchandise is produced by Transterra Textiles…” -This example violates the Universal standards of Relevance and Significance. Why is the director of auxiliary services considered credible when speaking on the production of the school’s merchandise? Why is their opinion relevant? What significance does this fact have in the ultimate goal of changing the factory? To correct the problem
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themselves and their dependents. Lastly you should consider Henry Ford’s Famous quote "The more I pay my workers‚ the more modal "T"s they can buy. 2. What do you think Nike’s executives might have done differently to prevent the sensitive charges of sweatshop labor in overseas factories? For a start build safe modern facilities and pay a decent prevailing wage scale. Of course if the appropriate wage for the area is $ .90/hr and there is little in the way of local Health & Safety regulations. it is
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Running head: Nike and the Sweatshop Debate Nike the Sweatshop Debate Shelia D. Marshall Global Strategies MGT 448 Shabbir Karim October 12‚ 2009 Nike the Sweatshop Debate Beneath all the hoopla and controversy about Nike being a successful company in the United States in which its earnings in 2009 according to Hoovers Inc.‚ 2009‚ Nike’s revenue for 2009 was $19‚ 176.1 million and their gross profit was $8‚604.4 million‚ made possible by the hands of women and underage workers
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I. CAUSES OF THE DECLINE IN NUMBER OF CORBETT TIGERS IN VIETNAM 1. Massive Habitat and Prey Loss Many years ago‚ when there were still rain forests covering 43% of the area‚ tigers distributed on the highland and midland. In the 1960s‚ VN had thousands of tiger living in nature. The key findings from many years of study of tiger population have indicated that in many sites‚ tigers decline in numbers because of habitat loss and prey depletion rather than being killed directly. A tiger needs to
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Summary: Relations with Washington are improving as Islamabad appears more cooperative in easing the Americans way out of Afghanistan. The IMF has agreed to a higher loan than expected‚ contributing decisively to avert a Pakistani default in the coming months. But Sharif is struggling to keep the army under control and renewed border clashes with India endanger the only strategy which could allow the Pakistani economy to take off‚ that is a full pacification with the eastern neighbour. Sharif
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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
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Which companies are operating sweatshops? Many of the companies directly running sweatshops are small and don’t have much name recognition. However‚ virtually every retailer in the U.S. has ties to sweatshops. The U.S. is the biggest market for the garment industry and almost all the garment sales in this country are controlled by 5 corporations: Wal-Mart‚ JC Penney‚ Sears‚ The May Company (owns and operates Lord & Taylor‚ Hecht1s‚ Filene1s and others) and Federated Department Stores (owns and operates
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