LL. Bean, specifically L.L. Bean Duck Boots are a New England staple. As soon as the weather drops below 60 people, both male and female, eagerly take out their boots from storage. This particular product is so exceedingly popular that every fall the company sells out and they could be on back order for months at least until the winter is over. My claim is that not all products are being made out of the US and when they are made in the US, like the L.L. Bean Duck Boots, that doesn’t mean that revenue will decrease and the Labor Standards will be fair In this paper I will first talk about Fair Labor Standards and commodity chains. I will then go on to review the debate on sweatshops using four different texts. Next I will talk about the product
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Bean lists their Code of Conduct. All of the ILO’s labor standards are listed including forced labor, freedom of association and bargaining and nondiscrimination. Other conduct codes listed are child labor, which says that no person under the age of 15 can be employed. And also Harassment or abuse, saying that every employee should be treated with respect and dignity. Health and Safety which says that employers must provide a safe working environment. In addition, there conduct about Wages and benefits and hours are listed. L.L. Bean Duck boots are one of L.L. Beans most popular products. The boots have been produced since the start of the company in 1912. Even after 100 years this product has been put on back order at the start of every fall for the past three years. L.L. Bean plans to increase its production of the boots this year by 20 percent in order to top last year’s sales of 500,000 pairs and to try and alleviate some of the backordering problems. It is projected that the demanded for the Bean Boots this winter will reach 600,000. This will be a difficult feet when only 2,200 boots are made a …show more content…
While they can both hurt and help overall it is important to ensure that the workers in these chains are safe and have basic human rights. Labor standards are different for each country based on their manufacturing location and the company itself. While L.L. Bean does have other manufacturing factories outside of the U.S. specific products like Duck Boots are still only made in the US. The fact that they are still made in the United States Despite the high demand the boots have, shows the quality of the company. It is also important to note that not only are the boots made in the US all of the materials that are used are also made in the United States, they are not imported into the company. L.L. Bean has such high labor standards because they are very committed to the quality of the product and they are recognized for their good standard which motivates people to buy the
Bean lists their Code of Conduct. All of the ILO’s labor standards are listed including forced labor, freedom of association and bargaining and nondiscrimination. Other conduct codes listed are child labor, which says that no person under the age of 15 can be employed. And also Harassment or abuse, saying that every employee should be treated with respect and dignity. Health and Safety which says that employers must provide a safe working environment. In addition, there conduct about Wages and benefits and hours are listed. L.L. Bean Duck boots are one of L.L. Beans most popular products. The boots have been produced since the start of the company in 1912. Even after 100 years this product has been put on back order at the start of every fall for the past three years. L.L. Bean plans to increase its production of the boots this year by 20 percent in order to top last year’s sales of 500,000 pairs and to try and alleviate some of the backordering problems. It is projected that the demanded for the Bean Boots this winter will reach 600,000. This will be a difficult feet when only 2,200 boots are made a …show more content…
While they can both hurt and help overall it is important to ensure that the workers in these chains are safe and have basic human rights. Labor standards are different for each country based on their manufacturing location and the company itself. While L.L. Bean does have other manufacturing factories outside of the U.S. specific products like Duck Boots are still only made in the US. The fact that they are still made in the United States Despite the high demand the boots have, shows the quality of the company. It is also important to note that not only are the boots made in the US all of the materials that are used are also made in the United States, they are not imported into the company. L.L. Bean has such high labor standards because they are very committed to the quality of the product and they are recognized for their good standard which motivates people to buy the