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Lastly, those who work for high end factories that make these type of shoes get paid poorly and work in awful conditions. Most of these workers put in a lot of hours in order for them to earn decent amount of cash. However, most of the time they don’t get paid enough for the long hours that they do work. These workers are mistreated in several ways, however they do not quit their jobs because they need to make money in order for them to support their families. For nike, “The 10,000 mostly female workers at the Taiwanese-operated Pou Chen plant make around 50 cents an hour. That’s enough, for food and bunkhouse-type lodging, but little else. Some workers interviewed by the AP in March and April described being hit or scratched in the arm — one man until he bled. Others said they were fired after filing complaints. […] Mira Agustina, 30, said she was fired in 2009 for taking sick leave, even though she produced a doctor’s note. […]”. The company Nike has obviously no shame for treating its workers poorly. These injustices are slowly but surely getting fixed, however we obviously don’t know whether it’s been fixed or not because these companies are so huge and these workers still need the money to get by. Most of the time they don’t speak up because they’re afraid to lose their jobs. The Importance of Carbon Footprint Estimation Boundaries." - Environmental Science & Technology (ACS Publications). Web. 26 May 2016. |