Kathie Lee Gifford

a blind eye to abuses of human rights, being complicit with repressive regimes in denying workers the right to join unions and failing to enforce minimum labor standards in the workplaces, and so on” (553). Brands, such as Liz Claiborne and Kathie Lee Gifford, have faced criticism for their use of child laborers who typically endure long hours of work. In response to this public outcry, companies

I'll never forget the first time I saw The Blair Witch Project. Alright, fine, I don't remember the day, month, or even the place - but I at least had the terrifying sensation and unpredictability of it firmly and snugly etched into my memory. It was so inexplicably real that it nearly scared the pants off me (no, I can't recall if I was actually wearing pants), The Blair Witch Project was completely unlike anything else that had ever come before it - whether it be Halloween, Psycho, or Friday

The Case for Wal-Mart Is Wal-mart the ideal store to shop it? Austrian economic and business professional Karen De Coster and banker Brad Edmonds believe that Wal-mart improves the lives of people in rural areas because it gives them access to a lifestyle that they would not have if Wal-mart did not exist. Karen De Coster is a freelance writer she is a graduate student in Austrian economics, and is also a business professional from Michigan. Although she has not finished her first book

are a Current Problem in the Fashion Industry          Many societies face the much overlooked problem of child labor and sweatshops in the fashion industry. Recently, Americans were stunned to learn that their apple pie sweetheart, Kathie Lee Gifford was associated with the exploitation of underage workers in Honduras. Gifford's story began the resurgence of knowledge of the growing problem of sweatshops in today's society. Contrary to popular belief, sweatshops still exist across the world

Introduction This assignment is going to mainly discuss the existing of sweatshops and the related ethical issues about it. Ethical theory will be applied in the study about the topic and personal reflection is also going to displayed in the assignment. An understanding of it may be not interesting but can be helpful to do research or run firms or organizations related in the future. Firstly, the assignment will introduces the background of sweatshops and anti-sweatshop movements as the opposite

Fair Trade Influence The high end, brand name clothes everyday stores sell are likely made by workers that get paid less than one percent of the retail price, not to mention the horrible working conditions and unacceptable employee treatment. In today’s global economic world, global trade has allowed people to have a vast accessibility to goods, meaning products can travel from Taiwan to the United States in a short amount of time. This trade has allowed industries to tap into new markets and

| Globalization and its Impacts | A Brief Look at Effects and Ramifications | | | 5/11/2010 | | I challenge you, the reader of this paper, to attend a party, church or school event, or any gathering of adults, and not hear about someone’s job being outsourced. I also dare the reader to remember a time when there was not an abundance of affordable products in the marketplace and wax romantic over spending over a thousand dollars for a cell phone in the age of buy-one-get-one

I think countries that support child labor are harming their educational, intellectual, and social future by encouraging child to work. I believe child labor is wrong. Although, I understand that much of child labor occurs because the adults of the family are incapable of working, I believe the utilization of child labor severely limits children's intellectual and physical growth. In short, countries engaging and encouraging child labor are sacrificing their long term social benefits -

The Responsible Company: What We’ve Learned from Patagonia’s First 40 Years - Book Review Patagonia is a company that has been in business over forty years - forty years of success contributed from producing the best products possible, according to the “Reason for Being” on their company website. The initial start of Patagonia was first for profit, to be a “easy-to-milk cash cow;” however, as the company began to expand their operations into clothing, learning what goes into the designing of clothes

Walmart Compliance Issues Introduction Walmart is now a trans-national corporation. All such corporations have major problems in the labor front. The reasons are various. Firstly Wal-Mart's motto is to give quality goods at very cheap prices. All its operations are therefore designed to that end. Walmart has suppliers who offer competitive prices. Since the company has to serve various parts of the globe, they have the policy of sticking to the most reasonable prices. Thus the awareness of cost