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Agamemnon · 02-10-2005, 09:27 AM

Last year Nike paid 1.5 million bucks last year as a result of labour practises in one legal case.

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/sw.../nike/1631.html

"If I don't complete my daily target within regular work hours I have to work overtime without pay," Indonesian factory worker Fatima was quoted as telling researchers. "

http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=2236

"A sweatshop is a factory that disregards more than one of the fundamental U.S. labor laws, which include paying minimum wage, paying overtime and respecting the workers’ right to organize independent unions.

“I spend all day on my feet, working with hot vapor that usually burns my skin, and by the end of the day, my arms and shoulders are in pain,” Alvaro Saavedra Anzures, a Mexican worker, said to the Global Exchange. “We have to meet the quota of 1,000 pieces per day. That translates to more than a piece every minute. The quota is so high that we cannot even go to the bathroom or drink water or anything for the whole day without risking our jobs.”

The present global economy allows sweatshops the mobility and flexibility to conceal themselves in areas of extreme poverty, giving the companies every advantage over the impoverished people and keeping their costs in check. Today, millions of dollars flow daily into the hands of corporations with leading roles in the sweatshop industry. These companies include the Gap, Forever 21, Old Navy, Target, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Sears and J.C. Penney. These retailers are supplied by a number of sweatshops, with documented abuse, dispersed around the world.

02-10-2005, 09:27 AM	#109
Agamemnon #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	Last year Nike paid 1.5 million bucks last year as a result of labour practises in one legal case. http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/sw.../nike/1631.html "If I don't complete my daily target within regular work hours I have to work overtime without pay," Indonesian factory worker Fatima was quoted as telling researchers. " http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=2236 "A sweatshop is a factory that disregards more than one of the fundamental U.S. labor laws, which include paying minimum wage, paying overtime and respecting the workers’ right to organize independent unions. “I spend all day on my feet, working with hot vapor that usually burns my skin, and by the end of the day, my arms and shoulders are in pain,” Alvaro Saavedra Anzures, a Mexican worker, said to the Global Exchange. “We have to meet the quota of 1,000 pieces per day. That translates to more than a piece every minute. The quota is so high that we cannot even go to the bathroom or drink water or anything for the whole day without risking our jobs.” The present global economy allows sweatshops the mobility and flexibility to conceal themselves in areas of extreme poverty, giving the companies every advantage over the impoverished people and keeping their costs in check. Today, millions of dollars flow daily into the hands of corporations with leading roles in the sweatshop industry. These companies include the Gap, Forever 21, Old Navy, Target, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Sears and J.C. Penney. These retailers are supplied by a number of sweatshops, with documented abuse, dispersed around the world.