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Nike Labor
Nike Labor - How Nike Has Used Child Labor
One of the most widely know athletic companies has
admitted to using child labor for soccer balls in Cambodia and Pakistan.
Nike claims the cases of child labor were accidental
Although there has been no official investigations of
child labor currently, it is highly likely that Nike is still using child labor RIGHT NOW.
Nike Factories and Products
Nike will do anything to obtain cheap labor.
Most Nike sweatshops are in Mexico, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Pakistan.
Greater China produces the most Nike products.
They Got Caught!
Its confirmed that Nike used child labor in the 1990s and early 2000s in Cambodia and Pakistan.
A BBC documentary in 2001 revealed Nike using child labor in harsh conditions.
It is not confirmed but it is likely that Nike still uses child labor today.
Money Money Money
North America is Nike's largest consumer.
America still purchases Nike products even
though they have been accused for child labor.
Nike made over $25 billion in revenue last year, most of it from the U.S.
Laws
The minimum work age is 15.
But...
Children between the ages of 12 and 15 may do light work that is not hazardous and that does not affect regular school attendance
Lists of working children below the age of 18 must be kept by employers and submitted to the labor inspector.
These children must have their guardian’s consent in order to work.
The Conditions
The Government signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992.
How Can we STOP THEM!!!
The conditions of the shoe making factories, such as the Converse factory in Indonesia are terrible.
Workers who speak out against unjust treatment are fired and/or subject to verbal, or even physical abuse.
Workers are punished for unsatisfactory work.
After Nike's child labor usage was exposed several anti-child labor organizations were founded.
MOSALVY works with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to return trafficked Cambodian children to their homes.
Employers who violate these laws may be fined 31 to 60 days of the base daily wage.
Cambodia became a member of ILO-IPEC in 1996 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ILO in May 1997.
Thanks For Watching
Slowly But Surely
The Cambodian Government, with support from ILO-IPEC, conducts training on child labor for labor inspectors and awareness-raising programs through radio broadcasts. The number of labor inspectors, however, is limited, with no more than four labor inspectors per province
In 2001, the ILO also started a first of its kind project to monitor working conditions in Cambodia’s dominant garment industry. To date, the project has monitored 64 factories and uncovered only one minor instance of child labor
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