[Waychel]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (G. Adams,)
There are people living beyond the borders of your country you know? Its not a giant wasteland. Its were your Nikes and your GAP jeans were made, by people who do up to 36 hour shifts. They are the ones dying of malnutrition. And don't just complain that they live outside your country, they have nothing to do with you, because those same *hard working* CEO's who most usually do live in your country are the ones paying them those shitty wages.

And in those countries its not whether those wages will sustain, any wages are better than no wages whether or not they sustain you.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

I just have very little sympathy because there are so many opportunities here in the US to get ahead. Other countries though are a whole other issue of course.

Also, Nike and GAP do not have 36 hour shifts. Nike and Reebok reshaped during the 80s after harsh criticism from human rights groups as well as pressure from the government. Reebok itself pays the equivelent of $1.00 more than the minimum wage to their foreign employees and has set the standard for humane conditions and considerate payment of foreign workers overseas. If people overseas are dieng from malnutrition, its not because they're overworked and underpaid by those major corporations. The workers may not get any benefits or health plans, but these companies do make the effort to give them humane working conditions, hours and payment. Bad press is never good press, especially when everyone is a philanthropist these days.