because of the lack of jobs. The problem Kristof identifies is the labor standards that are set from President Obama and the Democrats who try to eliminate the use of sweatshops. Furthermore‚ the labor standards are set by people who have never witnessed the daily struggles a person faces living in Phnom Penh. Although sweatshops are viewed as negative by Obama and the Democrats‚ the job is desirable for citizens in Phnom Penh. In the essay Kristof told a story that appeals to emotion‚ or pathos
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huge industry throughout the entire world. A few include‚ sweatshops‚ sex trades‚ and even drug cartels. All these plague society‚ of the‚ “modern world.” Even though‚ many years ago‚ we claimed to have‚ “abolished‚” slavery‚ the true reality‚ is that we only ended it in one aspect‚ in one place. We don’t truly look at what still exists. We turn our back to the real issues‚ to simply pretend that they don’t exist. The term‚ “Sweatshop‚” is used so much‚ yet not very people know the actual
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References: Ambler‚ T. (1995)‚ “Building brand relationships”‚ Financial Times Mastering Management Series‚ 6: 8-11. Chen‚ K. (2001)‚ “Nike Gets Traction From Sweatshop Spat”‚ Wall Street Journal – Eastern Edition‚ 237 (41): 23. Gordon‚ G.L.‚ Calantone‚ R.J Hutton‚ J.G. (1997)‚ “A study of brand equity in an organisational-buying context”‚ Journal of Product and Brand Management‚ 6 (6): 428-39. Keller‚ K.L. (1993)
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Amy Chaney ETH/316 October 21‚ 2014 Scott Myers Cross-Cultural Perspectives Even though large corporations are keeping their cost down and reaping the benefits in the manufacturing of women’s clothing in what’s called “Sweatshops” there has been some whistle blowing on the large corporations like Gap‚ Wal-Mart and H&M who want to make a fast profit at the safety and welfare of children. There is a clear-cut line of cross-cultural and ethics perspectives to be examined in
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with the colors of their choice and their own personal 16-character message. Peretti chose the word “sweatshop” for his Nikes. After receiving his order‚ Nike informed Peretti via e-mail that the term “sweatshop” represents “inappropriate slang” and is not considered viable for print on a Nike shoe. Thus‚ his order was summarily rejected. Peretti e-mailed Nike‚ arguing that the term “sweatshop” is present in Webster’s dictionary and could not possibly be considered inappropriate slang. Nike
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Executive Summary Nike Inc. Peretti Vs. Nike: In January 2001‚ Peretti choose the word Sweatshop’ to be printed in his Nikes. Nike rejected order citing the company’s rules. In retort‚ Peretti order a pair of shoes with a colour snapshot of 10-year-old Vietnamese girl who makes my shoes". With the email exchange between Nike and Peretti being forwarded all over the world‚ it led to a huge PR Nightmare for the organization. All through Mid-1990s‚ Nike has been subjected to negative press‚
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Secondly the words “sweatshop” and “kids” used together strongly advocates negativity in the audience and their opinions towards them‚ thinking of children in sweatshops would cause most people to react against it and making reader’s side with the
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Corporations Comprehensive Environmental Response‚ Compensation‚ and Liability Act. (n.d.). Retrieved September 8‚ 2013‚ from http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/lcla.html Dukkha‚ S Meyers‚ C. (2004). Wrongful Beneficence: Exploitation and Third World Sweatshops. Journal of Social Philosophy‚ 35(3)‚ 319-333. New Jersey Labor Employment Law Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PIE). (n.d.). Retrieved September 8‚ 2013‚ from Pfizer Web site: http://www.pfizer.com/print/responsibility/protecting_environment/pharmaceuticals_in_the
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of slavery in the world and they are sex trafficking‚ domestic servitude‚ factory and farm slavery‚ and child soldier slavery. In this paper I am going to talk about three most common kinds of modern day slavery and that is sweatshops‚ farm slavery‚ and sex slavery. Sweatshops are factories full of workers that work for very long periods of time and get little money or no money at all for the items they made. Farm slavery is when someone is forced to work on a plantation or in a home or other kind
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Global tragedy of commons Occurs when polluting a resource‚ like most parts of the environment‚ brings private benefits to the country that pollutes but ultimately has adverse global consequences (for all countries) irrespective of where the pollution originates. The term Global Commons refers to the earth’s unowned natural resources‚ such as the oceans‚ Earth’s atmosphere‚ and outer space. Common resources are overexploited because no person or institution has the motivation and/or responsibility
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