Human exploitation is commonly referred to as the unethical, selfish use of human beings for the satisfaction of personal desires and profitable advantage. In a world still beset with problems caused by human exploitation such as wages granted below subsistence levels, forced labour of minors and increased precedence of radicalisation, it is considerable that we have not done enough to absolve these challenges. Although it is undeniable that variegated groups such as governments and non-profitable organisations intervene by employing stringent regulations and rendering foreign aid respectively, it does not suffice in addressing the perpetuating problem in all parts of the globe equally.
Human exploitation has yet to be addressed holistically, …show more content…
Given firms' innate motive to hike up profits and acquire economic stability, they are likely to sacrifice the physical and psychological well-being of their labourers willfully. This is especially so in countries where the supposedly powerful trade unions do not subscribe to the beloef of raising wages of workers to a nationally acknowledged level, thus leaving labourers to painstakingly restrain spendings to an extent which limits access to even physiological needs. For example, Bangladesh textile workers experience dwindling of minimum wages from $93.85 to $91.65 US dollars annually from a period between 1981 to 1991. Furthermore, the NIKE sweatshop controversy which sparked up repelling and resentment among the general public in 1997 showcased brutal treatment of its workers, where they were robbed of off-days completely within the seven-day work week. Due to their drive for earning handsome profits, they were reported to have exposed their Vietnamese labourers to a dangerous level of chemical pollutants in the factory, only to receive meagre working wages of below $45 so as to reduce their input costs as far as possible. With the possibility of other low-cost industries employing similar tactics in countries without financial rights for employers, it heavily emphasises that more needs to be done to halt the propagation of such ideals as
Human exploitation has yet to be addressed holistically, …show more content…
Given firms' innate motive to hike up profits and acquire economic stability, they are likely to sacrifice the physical and psychological well-being of their labourers willfully. This is especially so in countries where the supposedly powerful trade unions do not subscribe to the beloef of raising wages of workers to a nationally acknowledged level, thus leaving labourers to painstakingly restrain spendings to an extent which limits access to even physiological needs. For example, Bangladesh textile workers experience dwindling of minimum wages from $93.85 to $91.65 US dollars annually from a period between 1981 to 1991. Furthermore, the NIKE sweatshop controversy which sparked up repelling and resentment among the general public in 1997 showcased brutal treatment of its workers, where they were robbed of off-days completely within the seven-day work week. Due to their drive for earning handsome profits, they were reported to have exposed their Vietnamese labourers to a dangerous level of chemical pollutants in the factory, only to receive meagre working wages of below $45 so as to reduce their input costs as far as possible. With the possibility of other low-cost industries employing similar tactics in countries without financial rights for employers, it heavily emphasises that more needs to be done to halt the propagation of such ideals as