Case study: Nike: the Sweatshop Debate 1) Should Nike be held responsible for working condition in factories that it does not own‚ but where sub-contractors make products for Nike? Nike doesn’t own any manufacturing facilities and outsource its production. Therefore‚ it can’t be directly blamed for terrible working conditions. Nike can influence indirectly on working conditions at contracting factories thorough refusing to work with sweatshop factories. However‚ Nike‚ like any other capitalistic
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Logical Fallacies Response 1. Hasty Generalization: My father smoked four packs of cigarettes a day since age fourteen‚ and lived until age sixty-nine. Therefore‚ smoking really can’t be that bad for you. Explanation: This is a clear example of a hasty generalization. The writer concludes that smoking is universally not bad just because his or her father is still alive although he smokes a lot. The health risk of smoking cannot be claimed based on the case study of one person. It is very unreasonable
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Migration has two kind of meanings‚ one is moving from a country to another country: the other one is moving one region to other region but stay in the same country. Both are presenting different situations. Most people moved to another region they usually want to step away from the rural area to the city; they are looking for jobs‚ earn money and send money back home. The purpose is to change their current situation. Going out is a good choice for young people. They can’t stay in the rural village
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Ma B band 11-27-12 Did you ever wonder where your sneakers are made from? Many of us have a desire to buy sneakers from a high-end brand where we are absolutely clueless about where it’s made. Due to popularity and the on-going trend‚ many youths will do just about anything for sneakers nowadays. Nike is a very well known shoe and athletic wear company. However‚ not many people know that Nike controls many sweatshops. Nike should not be allowed to pay people less than a living wage‚ make them
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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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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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getting any of these basic benefits. Most of the sweatshops are paying less to the female
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working conditions‚ below 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
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is the high human cost and forced people in sweatshops have to work per week for just pennies an hour just to make the necessary for their survival. Ravisankar assumes his readers know little about sweatshops and furthermore‚ how difficult and awful conditions are really are. He goes on to say that some of these workers have to be forced to work extremely long 70 to 80 hours per week for little pay‚ and also‚ workers are discouraged or intimidated from forming unions. His purpose
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INTFILO 1. Foundation of truth Sense experience is nothing without reason. Reason without sense experience is nothing so both are dependent from one another to gain knowledge both perspective is better to use. We need our personal reasons to help us live our lives and be able to know our purpose of live‚ but to do that we also need the help from our 5 senses and these senses help us to have new experiences. An example is a student wishes to know what is the best technique and learning ability
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