Life as a Sweatshop Worker: Testimonial Review by Christopher Lucas After reading “Story of a Sweatshop Girl”‚ I could not help but feel good. This was one of those surprise stories that you would never expect to come from a sweatshop worker. Sadie Frowne was obviously an educated woman who had ambition. To read this document from her perspective was a very enlightening experience. Sadie was very intelligent and independent. She wanted to take full advantage of everything that America had
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standard to other developing countries‚ there is a tremendous gap in income per capita. In 2008‚ the average monthly income for an unskilled chinese worker is approximately 500 a month‚ while a sweatshops typical employee make slighter above that by 100 U.S. dollar. Unlike most jobs in China‚ these sweatshop offer bonus‚ health benefits‚ housing and meals to their employees. While this course of action reduce cost‚ it also created jobs in
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| Corporate Sustainability Management | Case Study Analysis: Nike‚ Inc. and Sweatshops | | | | | Ethics refer to what is defined as right or wrong in the morality of human beings and social issues are matters which could directly or indirectly affect a person or many members of a society. In this case study‚ Nike has been accused of subjecting employees in their subcontracted factories overseas to work in inhumane conditions for low wages. The CEO and cofounder of Nike lamented
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“Nike: The Sweatshop Debate” Nike was established in 1972 by a Oregon State University track star Phil Knight and for as long as I can remember Nike has had the slogan of “Just Do it”. Is that Nike’s mind frame when it comes to working too? Do they tell their employees to Just do it‚ and stop complaining is that how Nike got tangled up in the Sweatshop Debate. Nike is a huge organization known most for making popular‚ fashionable sports gear. Over time Nike managed to become one of the largest
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In this era of internet purchasing‚ sweatshops have become a common way to produce goods in a quick and cheap manner. Sweatshops are great for suppliers because they don’t require them to pay their labor much‚ if anything at all. Manufactures who run sweatshops commonly use forced labor or child labor. Many of these people are stateless/migrant workers who aren’t protected by law. Sweatshops are a human rights violation that must be brought to an end‚ and it is up to the companies who outsource to
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CASE ANALYSIS NIKE THE SWEATSHOP DEBATE Summary of the Facts Nike was established in 1972 by former University of Oregon track star Phil Knight. ... Nike has $10 billion in annual revenues and sells its products in 140 countries. ... Nike has been dogged for more than a decade by repeated accusations that its products are made in sweatshops where workers‚ many of them children‚ slave away in hazardous conditions for less than subsistence wages. ... Many reporters‚ TV shows‚ companies and organizations
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York Times essay‚ “where Sweatshops are a Dream‚” writer Nicholas Kristof described the horrible living conditions of the people in Phnom Penh. Nicholas writes that the Phnom people believe that having a factory job is a way out of poverty and not as dangerous as scavenging on the street. He goes on to add that Democrats and the Americans are supporting Mr. Obama in the war against dangerous and cruel conditions in sweatshops. Nicholas implies that he knows that sweatshops will help the poor community
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Nike: The Sweatshop Debate (Case Study)In today ’s business world‚ a company ’s ethical behavior is constantly under the microscope; and more specifically‚ the larger the company‚ the more intense the magnification. Unethical behavior and what some even characterize as evil behavior‚ has been witnessed as a practice of some global companies. Surprisingly‚ one of the most recognizable companies in the world was once at the forefront of scrutiny and judgment for its unethical practices. Established
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Operating in an Uncontrolled Environment In his New York Times essay‚ “Where Sweatshops are a Dream‚” writer Nicholas Kristof described the horrible living conditions of the people in Phnom Penh. Kristof writes that many who work in sweatshops believe that having a factory job is a way out of poverty and not as dangerous as working a dump. He opens the essay by describing the awful and gruesome living and working conditions in Phnom Penh. Kristof implies that the Democrats and the Americans are
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The Sweatshop Debate Case Study Brenda Borders MGT/448 June 20‚ 2011 Gregory Flick Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Case Study Nike was established in 1972 and is a leading marketer of athletic shoes and apparel. Nike operates in more than 160 countries‚ directly or indirectly employs nearly one million people‚ and for the fiscal year ended 2010 reported revenues of $19 billion. (nikebiz.com) Nike has consistently been accused of‚ criticized for‚ and protested against‚ for using sweatshops to
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