THinking about the wages that companies such as Nike and Gap give to workers overseas really bothers me sometimes. Workers are paid wages insufficient to meet their basic needs, are not allowed to organize independent unions, and often face health and safety hazards.
Would You boycott the products sold by these companies to pressure them to pay higher wages and improve working conditions for their employees outside the U.S. Why or why not?
but then i hit reality and realize that it is impossible to boycott all products made in sweatshops. Even the smallest things are produced in these shops that we have no idea about. I think the best idea to try and improve condtions in sweatshops is to educate the public in 3rd world countries and the united states. By educating te workers in these plants about better condtions they can show thier managers and higher offiials what they want. The whole process is ongoing and will never be solved but by slowly educating the workers some good might be done.
let me know what you think
Would You boycott the products sold by these companies to pressure them to pay higher wages and improve working conditions for their employees outside the U.S. Why or why not?
but then i hit reality and realize that it is impossible to boycott all products made in sweatshops. Even the smallest things are produced in these shops that we have no idea about. I think the best idea to try and improve condtions in sweatshops is to educate the public in 3rd world countries and the united states. By educating te workers in these plants about better condtions they can show thier managers and higher offiials what they want. The whole process is ongoing and will never be solved but by slowly educating the workers some good might be done.
let me know what you think