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Case study of Nike and other Companies
-Do Nike and other Companies take advantage of their factory workers to maximize profits?

"Conditions/…/are horrible - forced overtime, 60 to 90 hours a week, 10-to-15 hours shifts, six and seven day workweeks for wages of 15 to 28 cents an hours./…/housed in cramped dorms/…/if they complain they are fired/…/no independent human rights, labour, or religious organizations to turn to". The overwhelming evidence makes it hard to understand multi-national corporations when claiming that they are not taking advantage of their workers. However, when evaluating the facts, a two sided story is revealed. MNC´s do benefit of how the market is run in these countries, and why shouldn't they. More importantly however, is that they supply the country with something that in the long run, would have been impossible without the involvement of MNC´s like Nike. Inconsequently they help to raise their workers standards of living. Countries like......

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