Human rights

Human Rights abuse in clothing manufacturing

Contents / Questions

Q1: How does clothing manufacturing abuse human rights?

Q2: What brands are guilty of abusing human rights?

Q3: What human rights are being abused in manufacturing?

Bibliography

How does clothing manufacturing abuse human rights?

Some brands abuse human rights by:- Violating minimum wage- Forcing workers to work overtime- The factories they work in are unsafe- The factories are very small so the workers are

cramped when working eg: In India in a Nike factory there are 320 men to one tin shed and 26 men to a room.

How does clothing manufacturing abuse human rights?

- forced labour- Abused when working to slow- Exposed to serious illness and disease- Sexual assaulted

What brands are guilty of abusing human rights?

- Nike- Adidas- Reebok- Puma- New Balance- Asics

Nike

Nike is the worlds #1 shoemaker.

They also make sports apparel and sports

equipment for all most everything. It sells

its products to over 200 countries.

Nike

Most Nike factories are located in Asia.

Countries like Indonesia, China, Taiwan,

India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and

Malaysia. Nike try to disclose most

information about how they produce there

products.

Nike

Fair trade organisations have released

many accusations about Nike abusing human

rights and workers rights in the sweatshops they

use. They have been accused of forced

labour, working overtime, paying very little

wages and abusing their workers. There is a lot

of evidence that Nike is abusing human rights.

Adidas

Adidas is a worldwide sports

manufacturer like Nike. It sells its products

all over the world. It sponsors many major

sports teams all over the world.

Adidas

Adidas had been criticised for abusing

human rights and workers rights.

They are guilty of making workers work

overtime sometimes 16-18 hour days.

The wages are well below what is needed

to survive. Adidas contracted workers have to

work in unsafe factories.

Puma

Puma is global sportswear manufacturer.

That’s products range from cricket to

boxing. Puma main product is shoes,

street shoes to sport shoes. Puma is one

of the few brands that have not been

proven to abuse human rights.

Puma

However there has been many

accusations that Puma has abused their

workers by forcing them to work overtime,

120-180 hours overtime a month without

extra pay which is against the law.

Reebok

Reebok (RBK) is a sportswear company closely

linked with giants Adidas. Reebok has

been found using Asian sweatshops to produce

their products. The conditions in the sweatshops

are dangerous to workers. Since Reebok has

been investigated they claim they follow each

and every human right.

New Balance

New Balance is a worldwide shoe

Manufacturer. Its factories like many other

brands are based in Asia. Fair trade

organisations have criticised New Balance

For employing young children, paying low wages

and dangerous working conditions for their

workers.

Asics

Asics is a Japanese Shoe company that

has recently been top seller all over the

world. Asics has been linked with other

brands using sweatshops to produce their

products.

What human rights are being abused in manufacturing?UDHR:

#3: Right to freedom and safety.

#4: Right to not be held as a slave.

#5: Right to not be hurt or tortured.

#8: Right for legal help when your rights are being abused.

#23: Right to work, choose your work, get a salary that can support your family and leave work when you choose.

What human rights are being abused in manufacturing?

#24: Right to work days being a reasonable length since everyone has the right to rest.

#26: Right to an education.

#30: All over the world, no society, no human should take it upon themselves to break each and every human right.

bibliography

Websites:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adidas

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/puma_AG

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nike_Inc

www.knowmore.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_page

http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/

resources/plain.aspen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reebok

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asics

Bibliography

Media-awards.everyhumanhasrights.org/

content/nike-human-rights-investigation-0

Is a news article about the Nike

sweatshops by Channel Seven in

Australia.

By stuart