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    Externalizing Machines

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    Joel Bakan argues that corporation are “externalizing machines”. Based on The Corporation‚ develop and defend a thesis/idea concerning the ethical consequences of companies externalizing costs. The corporation is an assembly of many members into one body‚ a legal personality‚ working toward achievement of a special goal. It is an entity with its own rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members. Corporations‚ as seen throughout the business history‚ always try to accomplish

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    The exploitation of low-income countries by high-income countries INTRODUCTION Over the years living conditions around the world have improved‚ even in the poorest of countries. Despite this there is still a clear difference between high-income countries and low-income countries. High-income countries are defined as countries with very productive economic systems where the majority of people have fairly high incomes‚ while low-income countries are defineed as having low economic systems

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    Like many other U.S. companies‚ Nike manufactures its products in third world countries. Workers in these manufactures may earn as little as 12 cents per hour‚ working in unsafe‚ even dangerous working environments. These manufactures are called sweatshops‚ and have triggered many objections from human right organizations for violating the basic human rights. Victoria Carty (2002) explains that: The Internet has significantly accentuated awareness of the controversies surrounding Nike’s business

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    The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 What do we think of when we hear the word sweatshop? Many people associate that word with female immigrant workers‚ who receive very minimal pay. The work area is very dangerous to your health and is an extremely unsanitary work place. The work area is usually overcrowded. That is the general stereotype‚ in my eyes of a sweatshop. All if not more of these conditions were present in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. This company was located in New York City at

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    Free The Children from Child Labour: The Disadvantageous of Child Labour Two hundred million children are suffering in the world! “the world has an estimated 186 million child labourers – 5‚7 million in forced and bonded labor‚ 1.8 million in prostitution‚ and 0.3 million in armed conflict” .( Basu & Tzannatos‚ 2003‚ p.147). In Africa‚ Asia and the Middle East‚ a huge number of children are child labourers‚ and most of them under 14 years old. However‚ they are working hard as same

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    Localization

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    Kevin Newburg BUS/ECON 494 Professor Gin 1/10/11 2 examples of localization The Mainland China and Macau excursion has brought light onto specific examples of localization practiced by international entities. International products that are tailored to meet the needs of the locale and its culture foster a synergistic understanding to the targeted demographic as well as to the company. More planning‚ research‚ and production costs are incurred when localization is practiced. However‚ the

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    Cheap Labor Violations

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    Rights Continue to Exist Abstract This paper explores the way in which sweatshops‚ cheap labor‚ and violation of workers rights continues to exist throughout the world. Providing inside information that the average individual might not know about the products they purchase and use everyday. This paper touches on what goes on in these sweatshops‚ which the most common workers are‚ and what countries are receiving the lowest wages for their work. Some of the

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    known for some major problematic business practices—ones about which consumers should be made aware; ones that might motivate them to refrain from shopping at Walmart stores. They relate to their treatment of their workers in America; their use of sweatshops and child labor; and the low quality of their products. Growing up‚ my mother worked for Walmart for the majority of my childhood. She had to work the night shift because it provided the higher rate of pay she needed to care for her five children

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    The Labour party was founded on the principles of social democracy‚ which is a traditionally centre left ideology. It has been Britain’s major democratic socialist party since the 20th century and since then has been committed on basing its ideologies on advancement for the working class. Until the 1980’s‚ Labour had kept its principles consistent‚ but with the development of Michael Foot’s ‘loony left’ movement which was based largely around the irrational minority issues and racial problems. It

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    The Suitability of Child Labour in Pakistan Child labour is an issue that has been in debate for very long‚ however despite several debates and implementation of child labour elimination laws‚ it has not been completely eliminated and has formally or informally existed in one or the other form. The term “child labor” has many definitions that vary between institutions‚ however‚the International Labour Organization‚ or the ILO‚ defines child labor as “some types of work” done by children under the

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