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This map illustrates the global shape of Nike's production process in manufacturing their footwear. The blue markers indicate the locations of the factories where this commodity is being made. The red markers indicate the locations of Nike's four headquarters. The blue lines connect Nike's world headquarters (in Beaverton Oregon) to each of the other three Headquarters across the globe. This illustrates the world headquarters leadership in the overseeing of all activities Nike does worldwide. Lastly, the yellow lines connect each individual factory to their region's headquarters who are responsible for making sure all work done at these factories is executed according to Nike's standards and conditions.
Since Nike bought Converse, the headquarters moved to Beaverton, Orgean.On this 213 acre property, it's the location where almost all design, research, management, and financing happens.
Converse Rubber Shoe Company was created by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts. In 1917, the company designed a shoe called the All Star. In 1921, a basketball player by the name of Charles "Chuck" Taylor joined a basketball team sponsored by the Converse Company called The Converse All Stars and became the face of Converse. The team wore the converse all stars as a part of their uniform. As the years went on, the shoe gained more popularity and became a favorite for numerous groups and subcultures. Then in the years following, Converse filed for bankruptcy multiple times and fell into further debt and eventually sold to Nike.
The company manufacturing headquarters moved from the USA to Asia due to bankruptcy in 2001 and Nike taking over. Chuck Taylor All Stars began to be manufactured in foreign countries like China, Vietnam and Indonesia. Converses are manufactured mainly in Asia to cut back on laboring cost but are also still manufactured in America and South America.
Lastly it come to retails stores all over the USA. The original price for converses is $50.00 USD straight off the official website, but at other retail stores it ranges from $50.00 USD to $44.99 USD. The price is fair compared to what prices the company has to pay for it to be made and transported. Converses are not expensive unlike other shoes. I bought my Converses from Lady Foot Locker for $49.99.
When I bought my Converses I didn't make any ethical decision, I just bought them. But now learning what the Indonesian women go through to make these shoes and there living conditions, it makes you think twice, a little. Makes you more aware of what is really going on to make simple shoes. Picture what they would have to go through to make "Lebrons" and "Air Jordans"
For Converse to come from China to the USA a tariff is imposed on them. It travels on a boat through the sea to get to the USA. Tariffs (the MFN Duty Rate) on Converse are 90 cents/pair. + 20% ad valorem (which means "of the levying of tax or customs duties in proportion to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned." Most shoes are valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair. The tariff is based off of Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 6404.11.80. This causes a slight rise in the price of converses but not enough to significantly change the price at the retail stores.
The materials used to make converses are: woven cotton fibers for the laces, rubber for the soles and toe guards, differently colored canvas such as brocade, corduroy, denim, flannel, fleece, hemp, lamé, leather, Mylar, metallized fabric, nubuck, suede, velour, velvet, vinyl, and wool and lastly felt for the bottom of the shoe.
The working conditions for most workers of Converse manufacturing factories are brutal and not ideal. The Associated Press released an expose documenting how dozens of factory workers making Nike's Converse sneakers in Indonesia are routinely abused on the job. "Nike's Indonesia contractors are accused of horrific labor practices that range from vicious name-calling to physical injury, running sweatshops that would be illegal." According to the AP report, the 10,000 workers in the Taiwanese-managed plant are mostly women who earn 50 cents an hour or 1.25 a day. For Nike's "Better World" corporate idea to better the lives of people, they do the opposite for the workers in these sweatshops.
By: Maxine Jones