Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Adbuster

This adbuster is about the controversy over how Nike manufactures their products through the means of cheap "slave" labor. Indonesian kids are hired at the bare minimum wage to make a product that is then turned over and sold for a much higher profit. For example, it costs Nike $5 to manufacture a shoe that they can sell to the general public for over $125. These young Indonesian children (Anywhere from ages 10-16) barely make any money, and the money they do make helps them just get through the next day, yielding harsh conditions for these workers. They are getting paid only a few cents an hour to make these products that sells for hundreds of dollars. As the adbuster states, "Air Jordan factory workers in Indonesia earn less than two dollars a day."

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