Knowledge Thinking Application
100
True
MNCs do not typically care about the number of hours their employees work? True of False?
100
Money
What is the main reason why people in developing countries decide to work for MNCs?
100
• These exploited workers are humans just like us!

• They are subject to human rights violations !

• MNCs are not acting fairly!

• Domestic businesses are forced to close due to lost, lowered sales!
Why Should We Care?
200
Low wages/Cheap labour
What was the reason why MNCs build factories in developing countries?
200
Not really unless they have connections or born into a upper or middle class family
Do people in developing countries have much of a choice but to work for MNCs?
200
• We care because they are like us !

• We want people in the world to treat each other equally or at least fairly !

• We don’t want what is happening to them to happen to us !

• Some people protest and complain about MNCs !

• Some legal actions and or
What are the reasons why we actually care?
300
India
What country was ranked as the highest for the estimated number of people in slavery?
300
Lack of maintenance which was caused by lack of funding from the owners of the factories
What was the reason for the cause of the building collapse in Bangladesh?
300
• We are not stopping MNCs from exploiting the developing countries or at least not 
 enough !

• We still buy MNCs products and create a demand which tells MNCs to continue 
 exploitation !
What are the reasons why we don't actually care?
400
Outsourced workers: $0.25/hour
CEO's: $580/hour
What was the difference in wages between CEO's of MNCs and their outsourced workers?
400
Chinese law allows employers to have an employee work 44 hours before they must pay overtime
What was the example used in the presentation on law restrictions for the number of hours employees are allowed to work before overtime?
400
1. The costs of cleaning up the results of pollution are lowest in the poorer countries due to low wages there,
2. The pollution costs rise disproportionately as pollution increases; therefore pollution costs are lower in the developing countries because
What are the 3 arguments that Lawrence Summer presents from the additional reading?
500
H&M and Wal-Mart
What were the two companies that was involved in the building collapse in Bangladesh?
500
Highly contribute to carbon emissions, ground waste, and water pollution.
What are the 3 damages that are caused to the environment because of the increase in the number of factories in developing countries?
500
ARE's factory was allowed to reopen and that the claims about the alleged health injuries of Bukit Merah residents had no scentific proof so they were dismissed.
What happened after the ARE’s operation was shut down in Bukit merah?






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