Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Comparing sweatshops

1. First of all in the US, we have minimum wage and a limit on how many hours you can work in a day or a month. Also in the US, we made a law that prohibits child labor. In China, they do not have any limits on hours and they barley make enough to survive ( 700-800 Yuan per month, which is around $111.29). They make all these great products for us like toys, shoes, and phones and by just selling my phone, I can make as much money as around 5 employees monthly salaries. All of these people make these amazing things in the most cramped, dangerous, and hard to breath areas practically in the world. In China, most of the kids cannot afford to go to school, so that is why they have to work.

2. Workers happiness is one of the most important things that exist in a workplace, and if the people are happy then the productivity rate will go up because they do not mind working for their boss. Shaun Anchor, the author of The Happiness Advantage, proves that the brain works much better when the person is positive. The University of Warwick proved that worker happiness led to a 12% spike in productivity, while unhappy workers drop 10% in productivity. https://www.fastcompany.com/3048751/the-future-of-work/happy-employees-are-12-more-productive-at-work 


3. The company I chose is Disney. This company provides so much for kids and a little for adults. The  theme parks are different than the toy producing branch. I chose this because I have the best memories from earlier in my childhood that I will never forget. http://www.disney.com/

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