Cool or Controversial: Why we should Boycott Converse Shoes


http://www-old.itcilo.org/actrav/actrav-english/telearn/global/ilo/code/nike2.htm


Would you work for less then one dollar a day?

Whose sweat is in your shoes?

Nike annually amkes 15 billion dollars in revenue.

"Every day after work my body is really weak and I cry. But I know I have to survive for my family and myself. Everyday I just hope that God will give me a better life" Nike sweat shop worker

Nike code of conduct: "in the area if human rights...in the communities, in which we do buisness, we seek to do not only what is required, but what is expected."

http://www.converse.com/#
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/sweatshops/nike/

http://www.etiko.com.au/urban/stir_sneakers.html

http://www.nosweatstuff.com.au/