Why do people think that Nike uses child labor in "Sweat Shops" when it is proven that they do not?
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Urban Legend!!\n\nNoun: urban legend\nA story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humour or horror and is popularly believed to be true
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Unlike the US, where every product needs a tag indicating where it's made, most products in China don't have tags. If they did, they wouldn't be made in the US for sure. The US don't even make their own stuff. It's interesting because there's Nike and Puma gear in China, but the styles are completely different. I buy shirts in the US and go back to China, and they have the exact same shirt. Chinese people like different styles and require different sizes because they are so tiny.
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all of the large manufacturing companies want to make as much profit as is possible. They don't care about quality or who makes their products. Wal*Mart  owns companies in Communist China that makes products made by child labor. Does it bother them No. WE buy this crap and at an inflated price. Remember when American made products could be repaired? No more. Comminist China makes un- repairable crap. I laugh when I see religous people dressed in their best in Wal*Mart on Sunday afternoon buying all their products that were made in an Atheist , Communist country. How is that for being stupid. Wal*Mart laughs all the way to the bank. You can buy flags from VietNam also.
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In my opinion, Nike's and Adidas' ultimate objective is to make a profit and not to promote football. \n\nHowever, it does create a lot of recognition for the game.  The commercials use only the star players and that is what the fans want.  Just take a look at my question regarding the companies' slogans.
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I believe in it to TEMPORARY help families but I'm tired of seeing people abuse it.\nLike the people that get it and never work and they keep having babies with different guys etc.\ni see people on welfare that have better shoes and clothes and jewelery then I have. That makes me mad.
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Not sure but it is questionable cause people get paid to do that.
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it is a profitable business for someone who does not cares about well being of the society.The persons behind it think that they are providing a service to the society.No one does not understand the impact that are produced in the mind of minors.the insecurity it bring to our children,Our brothers,our sisters.The behavioral defects,the emotional problems it creates.really a nice question to think about
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Nope.\nSoon all manufactoring will be done in Chinese sweatshops and the Chinese government has implemented a 1 kid per family ratio when the demand for cheaper child labour will soon be at an alltime high?\nShesh....
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I would guess Nike is a publicly traded company and has shareholders to answer to. Thus shares of stocks.
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Here's what Nike has to say about that:\n\n"Nike is interested in progress and improvements in the fields in which it operates. In order to implement this policy, we maintain an extensive research and development program and employ a large number of scientists and technical people.\n\nNike only considers unsolicited ideas that are patented or, under certain conditions, described in a filed patent application. Nike does not accept unsolicited advertising or marketing proposals of any kind.\n\nPlease do not send sketches, prototypes, documents submitted under the Patent Office disclosure program or any other non-patent or non-patent application information. We will return them to you without review. Idea submissions sent via e-mail will be deleted from Nike's system.\n\nIf you would like information on patenting your idea, we suggest you consult a patent attorney for assistance. If you already have a patent, please call Nike at (503) 671-5727 for further information or if you would like to request a copy of the guidelines and agreement, please send your name and mailing address to:\n\nNike, Inc.\nIdea Submissions\nOne Bowerman Drive DF 4\nBeaverton, OR  97005"\n\nHope that helps!
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People insecure of themselves wear clothes from these stores to feel they're better than the others who don't. The real value of those clothes is about 1/10 of what people pays for it. The other 9/10 are advertisement and revenues
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Foor infoormetion anout net wurk merketing yu must go too yehoo surch oor samething nike that.\n\nOK?
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It's called child sweat shops... we are so greedy to get money, we expliot any other nation we can paying as low as possible to do it, so we can have even more money. \nThey work up to 12 hours a day, for pennies, while the U.S. company sells their products for a huge profit.\nBut, according to Republican's they should just be happy to have jobs... hahaha... nice excuse to expliot a people.
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I think that child labor is in fact, a bad idea. But only if someone is forcing the children into the labor, and even this is debatable, because the way I phrased my statement, I was saying that simple household chores are out of the question. If the child is willingly participating, then i believe that the work (as it should be called in this case ) is perfectly OK in every way. Upon the subject of the age of the child in question, I think that only people over the age of fifteen should be allowed to perform paid labor, because by this point, most people are mature enough to understand the moral importance of the work-force, and also the necessary part of life that is making your own way in the world.
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If they want money, then they are employed, not volunteers.\n\nI think I am missing the point of your question.
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I work in education. I see children dressed in the latest fashion , designer clothes and expensive jewlrey. i see other children in clothes that are old and tattered. The parents of the poorly dressed kids can't afford expensive clothes and their children usually stay on the sidelines,feel inferior and are made fun of by the other children. This happens in all age groups. If there was a uniform all would be equal and this would be one less stress kids wouldn't have to deal with. The uniform could be as simple as an inexpensive pair of jeans and a tee shirt.
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In my opinion, American youth have a "superiority complex".. They feel like they're above accepting an entry level job that pays entry level wages.. \n\nThey have a lot of "authority issues" and don't want to take orders/directions from someone that may not have had as good of education as they did, but has put in the time and effort to achieve the position that they're in.. \n\nAlso, it's a demonstration of the "instant gratification" mentality that has been formed in the US society.. They want to be hired in as the President of the company without working with their "nose to the grindstone" like other people have done in the past.. \n\nThe "Keeping up with the Jones'/American Dream" brainwashing makes them want to be able to buy all the toys and clothes that their friends have.. They realize they can't do that on entry level wages, so they have the mentality that they're too good to take a low paying position. This allows people that are willing to, to come in and take all the 'crappy jobs'..