Nike Child Labor

The U.S should not support the use of products that have been manufactured with child labor. Nike a Famous shoe company manufactures most of their product overseas. This can be understandable since the price for American manufacturing exceeds that of most other countries. Specifically, China, Pakistan, and Vietnam they all can manufacture goods for very cheap except how this is achieved is the problem. Child labor laws are not enforced in most countries, making it a common practice, but not a good one. Products shouldn’t be bought if they were made by children since they threaten the child’s future, get insufficient pay, and even though some cultures support their children working at a young age, child labor deprives the kids of a successful childhood. Working in these large factories can threaten children's future. The workplace the children are being forced to work in is unsafe and can threaten their health due to toxic chemicals and dangerous machinery. Many of nike's factories use chemicals to manufacture their products, John H. Cushman says, “ Footwear factories have heavy machinery and use very dangerous raw material, including solvents that cause toxic air pollution.” Kids working eight hours a day breathing in toxic fumes cannot be worth the 1

Sure lots of families need the extra money but, one dollar a day is not enough to support the family. John H. Cushman also says “A major complaint of critics, who say that Nike and other American companies pay workers in China and Vietnam less than $2 a day and workers in Indonesia less than $1 a day.” and “Still, even with much lower prices in these countries, critics say workers need to make at least $3 a day to achieve adequate living standards.” This shows, most workers are being underpaid for risky work. If changes are not made why should we support this by buying the products or even let it continue to