What types of companies are known for putting aside human rights because of the bottom line?
For example oil companies will drive the local population to get oil.
Another many clothing companies will have sweat shops because of the bottom line.
Are there any more types of Companies that turn there head to human rights just to make a profit?
HA!
There are hundreds of companies eager to make a quick couple dollars starting with Starbucks, McDonald's and Dell.
If the businesses had their way, they would sap peoples wallets and not give them anything at all or generic stuff that breaks. Also, everybody wants cheap labor, or free labor.
on the other hand, everybody wants some source of income. Do the math.
All businesses are thieves, but they do it in a legal way. That's the bottom line.
Human rights are just words on paper on a wall saying blah blah blah, and they know it.
Greed is the weapon of mass destruction.
6 Responses to “What types of companies are known for putting aside human rights because of the bottom line?”
WALMART!
Its the biggest of them all. There is a great movie about it google it.
Comment made on March 8th, 2009 at 9:18 amReferences :
Any company whose core business strategy is to look for the cheapest labor (and thus, lower labor safety standards and pay) is in effect doing this. Also any company looking to do business with less regulation and less liability exposure (and thus, costs.)
So any type of company, really, that participates in the global economy. Some do it directly, some indirectly though aggressive purchasing practices (e.g., most big-box retail including Wal*Mart.)
Comment made on March 8th, 2009 at 10:00 amReferences :
HA!
There are hundreds of companies eager to make a quick couple dollars starting with Starbucks, McDonald's and Dell.
If the businesses had their way, they would sap peoples wallets and not give them anything at all or generic stuff that breaks. Also, everybody wants cheap labor, or free labor.
on the other hand, everybody wants some source of income. Do the math.
All businesses are thieves, but they do it in a legal way. That's the bottom line.
Human rights are just words on paper on a wall saying blah blah blah, and they know it.
Greed is the weapon of mass destruction.
Comment made on March 8th, 2009 at 10:14 amReferences :
Pretty much any large company. Even American Apparel, which has been applauded for its anti-sweatshop work, has faced scrutiny due to it’s CEO’s tendency to work naked (among other things) despite employee protests.
Comment made on March 8th, 2009 at 10:56 amReferences :
Starbucks. They pay like one farmer the asking price for their beans, just so they can seem all warm and cuddly, but the rest of the beans they buy are the last of some other farmer’s crop and they say, “This is what we’re paying, take it or leave it.” So the farmer gets screwed on those last beans. And people think they’re so fuzzy.
Comment made on March 8th, 2009 at 11:10 amReferences :
any non union all tho union can be a disappointment also but at least in union you have a rep that can be answered to by your company that is why stores like Wilmar can do what they do no one to answer to
Comment made on March 8th, 2009 at 11:29 amReferences :
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