A Deal with an Indonesian Sweatshop worker

[stratego]

Nike, Air Jordan cost over $120 each, but the kids making it makes less than a dollar a day. What if you make a deal with an Indonesian sweatshop worker that you'll pay him $25 to make you the newest model. You'll get brand name shoes for cheap and he will get a good salary. Everyone wins.

 

[ainwood]

Nike, Air Jordan cost over $120 each, but the kids making it makes less than a dollar a day. What if you make a deal with an Indonesian sweatshop worker that you'll pay him $25 to make you the newest model. You'll get brand name shoes for cheap and he will get a good salary. Everyone wins.

Except for the 'name brand' that you are ripping off! This is piracy, pure and simple. Just like buying the rip-off goods from side-street markets .

 

[Ramius75]

U cant . The company will not let u, or him to do that. Any Material required for the shoes plus the design belongs to the company. And they call the design Intelluct property.

The country providing the labours does not benefits much from the $120 dollars shoes. As the sales of the product is not done in the country of manufacturing. Hence they cannot tax the Shoe manufactuer. Much of the products produced are sold oversea. Notably in the United State. But sadly the Retail cost of the shoes are used to calculate the trade deficits of the country vesus The United states.

One interesting point. Micheal Jordan gets more pay from Nike than ALL the workers Nike Hired in Malaysia.

Ramius

 

[allhailIndia]

Also, you are encouraging piracy.To day it may be cheap shoes, tomorrow, it may mean mass lay-offs because of a flooding of cheap pirated goods.
You may get them cheap, but there is no guarantee that it will last you long either.

 

[allhailIndia]

Simpler solution maybe to NOT buy Nike until they change their labour policy and maybe shift to a co. which treats its workers fairly.

 

[Perfection]

Or not buy Nike shoes because they look stupid and are uncomfortable!

 

[Mise]

Except for the 'name brand' that you are ripping off! This is piracy, pure and simple. Just like buying the rip-off goods from side-street markets .

For some reason, I'd rather rip off the Nike Corporation than some poor kid in India.

 

[Mise]

Simpler solution maybe to NOT buy Nike until they change their labour policy and maybe shift to a co. which treats its workers fairly.

Surely that would cause more redundancies than buying direct from a poor Indian kid?

 

[allhailIndia]

Here's a thought, the kid may ACTUALLY get to go to school since he cannot be legally hired by anyone!!!

Nike's not going to close down because nobody is buying shoes, they would rather change their policy and win customer's approval

 

[Mise]

More likely, they'll reduce their prices. And besides, most people will buy Nike shoes whether they are made by exploited Indian kids or by highly skilled robots.

 

[allhailIndia]

Which is what should change..... but not likely would be my guess...

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Who the hell in their right mind pays $120 for a pair of sneakers Besides kids of course, but they dont count because mom and dad are paying. I dont think Ive ever spent more than $30 on my sneakers. I dont even know what brand Im buying, as long as it fits and doesnt look too stupid.

 

[Dann]

Hah! My last pair of sneakers cost me all of $25. And I'm still wearing it after 2 years! Nike and the others have enough reasons to hate me.

 

[ainwood]

For some reason, I'd rather rip off the Nike Corporation than some poor kid in India.

How exactly is buying goods legally in a shop 'ripping-off some poor kid in india'?

I presume you are following the logic that if nike is exploiting child labour, then this makes it OK to steal yourself?

 

[Goober]

Or not buy Nike shoes because they look stupid and are uncomfortable!

Hear hear!!! I rpefer New Balance. Apparently they don't have as many sweratshops or something. Either way, mine have alsted me for about a year longer then any previous pair of Nike.

 

[Narz]

I always buy shoes from street vendors. I got a pair of $20 knock-offs that lasted as long as any store bought sneakers I've tried.

Now it's summer so I usually only wear sandals. : Narz's Sandals

My policy when it comes to clothes is : I don't wear anything with a brand name or logo printed on it unless I'm being paid to do so. The most bizzare trend I've seen is those T-Shirts that say "Property of <company name here>". Folks pay ridiculous amounts for these clothes and they still don't even get to own them.