GLOBL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, El Monte, California, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Sweatshops - production systems where people work in harsh conditions. A woman from thailand escaped from the slave shop. Smugglers took money and passports -> women were put into factories. Compliance alliance - major brands to monitor themselves so the us department of labor would not be meddling in their own affairs. Julie su saved their lives (71) -> gave them citizenship. Triangle shirtwaist factory fire - new york city (march 25, 1911): Young immigrant girls jumped from the top. Ali enterprises factory fire - pakistan (september 11, 2012) Governments recognize this problem (1990s) - nike using virtual slave labor in indonesia -> responded by calling for corporate social responsibility. Problems of enforcing global labor standards - teach people about ethics. 20th century - gm; contract negotiations legally binding; government that made up rules of the game for the actors and are enforced. 21st century - walmart; work for independent owners; brand acts on info; no organized labor/not unionized.
