Case Study – Flying High 1. What kind of unethical and illegal kinds of behaviors do high-tech sweatshop companies engage in? What criteria should these companies use to decide if they are treating their overseas employees fairly? Among the unethical and illegal kinds of behaviors engaged into by the high-tech sweatshop companies- * offering job positions which may not necessarily exist in actual, or * Even if the jobs exist, the positions offered may be at a location other than
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Some multinational companies strive to take advantage of the cheap labor offered by children in third world countries. They hire these children in sweatshops to work in extremely unfavorable environments. The children end up working for long hours with minimum pay. Child labor is a worldwide problem and various laws have been developed to stop it. The affected governments are still too weak to implement these laws and successfully enforce them. Activists continue to fight to eradicate child labor
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A Case Study Analysis of Foxconn: Perspective of a manufacturing sweatshop in China Boyao Zhang R/W Grad VI University of Delaware English Language Institute May 29th, 2016 A Case Study Analysis of Foxconn: Perspective of a manufacturing sweatshop in China An irreversible trend of economic globalization presents opportunities and challenges in China. Overall, foreign direct investment (FDI) and open trade, two major elements of commercial globalization, have played a crucial role in the
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very close friends who are Hispanic and they have told me of struggles that their family has had that are very similar to this. With that being said, the film is about Hispanic workers along the border of the United States and Mexico who work in sweatshops trying to make ends meet. One of the very first things that surprised me was in the intro of the film. Carmen said that she had worked in 9 assembly plants in her life. This really surprised me because it shows that not only do these poor people
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privately held firm. • Spartanburg, SC: the city where the firm is based. • The 30 factories worldwide with which the firm has contracts. • Scott Nova, Executive Director of a consortium of 186 universities. • The United Students Against Sweatshops. • Alta Garcia, Dominican Republic: home of the firm’s model factory. • The 120 workers in the model factory. • The 1200 displaced workers in the Korean owned factory that produced products for the firm’s competitors. • The firm’s customers
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Background • June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in “White” section of the East Louisiana Railroad • Considered black despite of his light complexion • He was “creole”- black person w/ background of French, Spanish & Caribbean • Violated 13th & 14th amendment Decision • The precedent that “separate” facilities for blacks & whites were constitutional as long as they were “equal” • This satisfies the 14th amendment • Facilities were always inferior to whites(
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1. Should Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not won, but where sub-contractors make products for Nike? Nike should be held responsible for the working conditions in foreign factories where subcontractors make products the company sells. Although Nike may be technically removed from responsibility in some areas, it clearly has the obligation to contract with subcontractors that uphold the rights and wages of their workers. The pay and working conditions
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Many of the ethical issues and dilemmas in international business are rooted in the fact that political systems, law, economic development, and culture vary significantly from nation to nation. Consequently, what is considered normal practice in one nation may be considered unethical in others, resulting in bad reputations for UK businesses if found to be linked to business that would be reflected as unethical in the UK. It is important for a multi-national business to behave ethically in order
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labor unions, environmental groups, local communities and even its own employees. In detail, controversial business conducts are observed on many different fronts, including gender and racial discrimination at workplace and overseas prison labor and sweatshops arising from questionable supplier selection. Discrimination towards women and the disabled As the largest stakeholders that build up Wal-Mart’s business empire, employees are of paramount importance to Wal-Mart’s success. However, over the
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Case Discussion Questions 1. Should Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not own, but where subcontractors make products for Nike? Some people probably think that designing and marketing its products is what Nike is responsible for. But outsourcing its manufacturing divisions into foreign countries doesn´t release Nike from the responsibility. During a developing process manufacturing is one of the most important intermediate steps and because of
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