What are the negative consequences of the growth of TNC?

Answer 1

Disadvantages of Nike being a TNC.

Ø Low paid, low skill, long hours.

Ø Sickening working conditions,

- including lack of ventilation, Toxic fumes

- Air examinations results showed that worker had been exposed to toxic fumes 150 times the Indonesian legal limit.

- lack of safety requirements

- Intimidation of workers. Verbal and physical Abuse

- no talking for 16 hours - used to make workers go faster

- access to toilets, clean water and breaks is limited or prohibited

Ø Use of child labour

Ø Exploitation (used someone, employer more advantaged)- 10-20c an hour (unlike Nike).

Ø Working for 10-16 hours.

Ø Trapped, No Choice. Never be able to save enough to escape.

Ø No Hope

Ø Same specific task over and over - a worker has revealed that one worker must stich one pocket every 17 seconds, which equals to 3338 pockets each day.

Answer 2

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