In the mid 1990’s Nike started facing criticism after several articles were released showing the poor labor conditions of its workers in sweatshops in places like China‚ Japan‚ and other Asian countries. As early as 1993 reports started being released about the poor working conditions. One such report was a CBS exposé by Roberta Baskin describing the working conditions of the Indonesian women working in the factories‚ explaining that they were making only $1.30 a day. During the report she criticized
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looking for a way to cut costs and increase profits. Many companies that manufacture clothes use sweatshops‚ which allow for cheap labor costs and few rules controlling working conditions and overtime regulations. Many clothing and footwear companies have been linked to these sweatshops‚ where the working conditions are so bad that in some cases the workers will commit suicide at work. Sweatshops will usually exist in countries that have few laws in place that protect the workers or the environment
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One quarter of the global economy is controlled by sweatshops (Kristof Wudunn 542). Well‚ that can’t be true! They call it the Sweatshop Belt: China‚ South Korea‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia and Bangladesh to be more precise. What comes to mind when we say the word "sweatshop"? Sweatshops are known for their inability to provide a safe working environment‚ low pay rate and child labour. Because of all these negative connotations‚ sweatshops are continuously perceived in a negative way worldwide. Nike‚ Gap
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and for reasons he drones on about‚ will never exist again. American brands have been outsourcing their sweatshops for decades‚ which will be discussed in “The Ideal Sweatshop.” However‚ Hobbes brings a new element into the mix‚ because the countries that are being outsourced to have to produce clothing for their own populations as well the problem becomes unsustainable. In the example of China whose population is practically tripled Hobbes is essentially passing off the blame. When the subject of
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particular is the use of cheap foreign labor‚ forcing people to work in sweatshops to aid in making more money. Sweatshops are defined as a factory or workshop‚ especially in the clothing industry‚ where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions. In 1996‚ after Charles Kernaghan and the National Labor Committee revealed that Kathie Lee Gifford’s
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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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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 work for an outrageous amount of hours‚ and under the present appalling laws and conditions. Violence and unfair conditions is not a solution to this crisis. After research
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Mini research on sweatshop A sweat shop is a work place‚ often a factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under poor conditions. It is defined by the US department of labour that violates two or more labour loss. Sweatshop is a light-hearted game based upon very present realities that many workers around the world contend with each other. In developing countries‚ an estimated 250 million children ages 5-14 are forced to work. Products that commonly come from sweatshops are shoes‚ clothing
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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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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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