Nike Sweatshop Case Study

Register to read the introduction… Since all of Nike’s products are made overseas, Americans have come to believe that everything should be made in China because of the cheap labor. Nike has definitely made small improvements over the years to try and improve the sweatshop conditions. …show more content…
Workers handle toxic chemical paints, solvents, and glues with their bare hands” (DoSomething.org). Since the Nike employees face great amounts of risk and danger every day, these conditions need to be changed in order to have a clean and healthy environment for the employees. Also, the “sweatshop laborers generally work 60-80 hours per week and are not paid enough money to put food on the table; they sometimes receive only pennies a day for their labor” (DoSomething.org). Since the sweatshop workers often work ridiculous hours and get paid a very small amount of money, they can almost never spend time with their families and pay for common necessities such as food. Many people such as Jim Keady, have tried to visit the sweatshops to see the working conditions, but the bosses denied his entrance and “the workers were threatened with physical abuse or even death if they did not comply” (DesignTaxi). Since Nike’s sweatshop conditions are so poor, its American consumers need to care and take a stand for their employees to show Nike that it’s time for a