EXPLOITATION: NIKE AND GAP

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EXPLOITATION NIKE AND GAP

• Credits.
• http//www.caa.org.au/campaigns/nike/sweat2.html
• http//News.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/audiovideo/progra
  mmes/panorama/archive/new
• http//www.newspaper.depauw.edu/1999/10/29_news_sw
  eatshop.html

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WAGES

• Inadequate wages
• Lower than the minimum wage
• Lower training Wages
• Examples
• Indonesia (Nike)
• China (All types of Tennis Shoes)
• Honduras/ El Salvador (Gap)

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WORKING HOURS

• Long working hours and force overtime to meet
  production quotas
• Unpaid overtime after usually after 11pm
• Only allowed two days off per month
• No religious leave

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CONDTIONS

• LIVING
• Factories usually provide housing
• Very small rooms
• Drinking water is scarce
• Food is subsidized and usually has low
  nutritional content

• WORKING
• Terrible working conditions
• Loss of body parts in not uncommon
• Compensation given by companies usually isnt
  enough to cover medical costs

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ABUSE

• PHYSICAL
• Abuse by supervisors for mistakes
• Rape of young girls until they are pregnant
• Workers are beaten for protesting low wages or
  low working hours

• MENTAL
• Supervisors are trained to verbally abuse workers
  to make them work harder
• Brainwashing in factory housing to promote
  loyalty

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EXCUSES

• Nike believes that they are Benefiting
  Indonesia
• Examples.