Nike has factories all around the globe in third world countries such as Vietnam, Pakistan, India and China. ... Most people want to boycott Nike and close down their factories in all third world countries. ... Nike accepts part of the blame that has been placed but regardless of all the negative aspects that come out of the labour practices of the company, Nike is a provider for the poor population in all the underdeveloped countries that the factories are set up in. ... And according to the wage rates in the specified countries, the workers are getting paid minimum wage or over... The onl...

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Soon, many countries wanted to discover and profit. ... The powerhouse countries of today are the ones who put these struggling countries in the state they are in today; exploited for resources and left with nothing. ... These countries and (more specifically) these villages are not "underdeveloped". ... It began in Zaire (a central African country) in 1976. ... These affluent countries of today are the reason third-world countries are so poor in the first place. ...

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