Most multinational corporations that use sweatshop workers originated in the United States. Companies like Nike, Walmart, and Disney are all responsible for overworking and exploiting thousands of people in foreign countries. Even though these U.S. companies make millions of dollars off of these workers, they often refuse to acknowledge their suffering and try to avoid people that want to expose the injustices in sweatshops. For exmaple, in "Beyond the Swoosh," Jim Keady tried multiple times to get in contact with Indonesian Nike headquarters and with the CEO of Nike himself. Yet every time, he was ignored or simply told by head officials that they were too busy to hear about sweatshop workers. Instead of ignoring the blatant fact that people are literally dying for the sake of fashion, U.S. companies should try finding other ethical ways to make quality
Most multinational corporations that use sweatshop workers originated in the United States. Companies like Nike, Walmart, and Disney are all responsible for overworking and exploiting thousands of people in foreign countries. Even though these U.S. companies make millions of dollars off of these workers, they often refuse to acknowledge their suffering and try to avoid people that want to expose the injustices in sweatshops. For exmaple, in "Beyond the Swoosh," Jim Keady tried multiple times to get in contact with Indonesian Nike headquarters and with the CEO of Nike himself. Yet every time, he was ignored or simply told by head officials that they were too busy to hear about sweatshop workers. Instead of ignoring the blatant fact that people are literally dying for the sake of fashion, U.S. companies should try finding other ethical ways to make quality