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A 3 page paper that asks whether or not corporations who outsource should have labor codes of conduct. The writer reports some of the violations that have been found, how some suppliers are getting away with labor violations and discussed the difficulties in enforcing these codes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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going on for at least two decades. We also know that many of these major corporations have found themselves in news reports alleging they are supporting sweatshops. The suppliers, i.e.,
the companies in China, India, Indonesia and elsewhere are violating all labor laws as they are known to Westerners. It is one thing to outsource because the company can save
a great deal of money and keep the price of the product lower than it would be otherwise, it is quite a different thing if the suppliers are violating all
human rights when it comes to labor. This is exactly what has happened time and again. In 2006, Apple Computer found itself being challenged because of the working conditions of
people in Taiwan who make the iPhone (Adams & McLaughlin 2009). These suppliers will fire people without notice and without cause, force them to work very long hours and pay
them very low wages (Adams & McLaughlin 2009). The same is true for Asian suppliers for Dell, Nokia and any number of companies (Adams & McLaughlin 2009). An audit published
by the British media found that workers making the iPod were "working excessive overtime hours" (Adams & McLaughlin 2009; Carbone 2008). The report about that particular supplier, Foxconn, was like
something out of a horror story. Carbone (2008) reported that this particular company would punish workers "by making them stand at attention for long periods and housed them in overcrowded
dormitories." The reporter did not indicate why they were being punished but this is really cruel and abusive and just plain criminal, to say the least. These reports have
been going on for many years. Nike, Puma, and other major brands have been charged regarding unfair labor practices of their suppliers (Carbone 2008). Nike has had repeated problems with
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