NEW: Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.
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The shitty leaders like to pretend that increasing shareholder values means their hands are forced. Not at all. They're choosing to be shitty.
I do wonder how their in house brands of things are sourced though, I will admit (things like their own super duper cheap clothes).
Do you know? I don’t.
It's not possible to do so without charging exorbitant prices. (Not to be confused with luxury pricing, which just charges more for the usual exploitive industry practices.)
Still going to be exploited but they get another $5 a day.
BOYCOTT NIKE!
Any factory job, old or new. Any product. Any country. It's all about the dollars and employees don't get them.
I gave 28 free mops and $500 to the New Hampshire Food Bank.
I spent over $88 on two 4 packs of mops and Home Depot sent me 48 mops via UPS.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Libman-Wonder-Microfiber-Wet-Mop-with-Built-in-Wringer-4-Pack-1939/203085006
I called up Home Depot and the first person I spoke to said she was having computer problems and next thing I know I get the recorded message how was your customer service.
I called back and spoke with May. She could see how many mops I had been sent by looking at the order number.
I offered to have Home Depot come to my home and pick up the mops. I was sent 4 huge boxes and smaller boxes of mops. A 4 pack of mops that comes in a box does not take up much space.
I was put on hold. After she spoke to a supervisor, I was put on hold again.
Home Depot said it did not want to come to my house to pick up the mops. Keep in mind Home Depot makes deliveries to the homes of customers. I dealt with corporate and not local stores.
I could have demanded that Home Depot come to my house.
I figured out I could give them away and that
is what I did today.
I sent publisher of Manchester Ink Link copy of order of mops I received and a copy of letter from May saying I could keep the mops.
https://manchester.inklink.news/
I am a VIP Manchester member - Annual Atlas
If you get lot more than you order of something, you may want to demand they come and pick up items and if they refuse you may want to contact a lawyer.
You may want to call New Hampshire Food Bank about giving them to it.
https://nhfoodbank.org/
40 mops is worth over $400.
I gave away 28 mops.
I have donated money to New Hampshire Food Bank, Liberty House for Veterans, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and UNH to help students who are dealing with family emergencies.
One of main reasons Veterans become homeless is lack of legal assistance.
If Nike isn’t paying each worker enough to live alone & enjoy life, this isn’t even the bare minimum.