Is Disney the Bad Guy?
Disney: kids making kids toys?
Remember that trip to Disneyland when you were a kid? Remember that cool lion king shirt that your parents got you? Chances are that that shirt was made in a sweatshop. Children work ten to thirteen hours a day, six to seven days a week making Disney books. In the beautiful country, Vietnam, thousands of tourists travel to see the beautiful beaches every year. While they are out playing in the water 17 year old girls are making toys in an over heated factory seven days a week for less than 17 cents per hour. In Hati, girls are making Aladdin t-shirts for 28 cents per hour. All of these horrible acts are being overseen by the CEO of Disney, Michael Eisner. He makes $102,000 per hour. You may ask, "why would people do this?" One word, money. If the company makes more money everything is good in the U.S. If Disney doesn't have to pay the kids that are working for them lots of money, then the CEOs and bosses get more money. You may also ask "how do they get away with this" The country's Disney puts its factories in may not have child labor laws, or the government doesn't enforce those laws. Even though Disney has been getting a lot of heat about using child labor lately, they still use it. It's supposed to be easier to handle their workers. It's supposed to help Disney make more money, but I don't think it's worth it.
Vietnam
Would Disney Take Advantage of Just Anyone?
Works Cited
"Google Image Result for Http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JsgcX0u1MPM/TlpiCEOJVVI/AAAAAAAANQw/UBtlmFkPz0c/s1600/Chinese%252BWorkers.jpg." Google Image Result for Http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JsgcX0u1MPM/TlpiCEOJVVI/AAAAAAAANQw/UBtlmFkPz0c/s1600/Chinese%252BWorkers.jpg. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
"Google Image Result for Http://www.skewsme.com/img/disney_sweatshop.jpg." Google Image Result for Http://www.skewsme.com/img/disney_sweatshop.jpg. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
"Google Image Result for Http://www.skewsme.com/img/disney_sweatshop.jpg." Google Image Result for Http://www.skewsme.com/img/disney_sweatshop.jpg. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
"Meet The Reporter Who Worked Undercover In A Bangladesh Clothing Factory." BuzzFeed. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
N.p., n.d. Web.
Reporter, Daily Mail. "My Life as a Sweatshop Worker: Undercover Reporter Tells of Crushing Hours and Terrible Pay in Bangladeshi Clothes Factory Where She Worked for Girl Boss Aged Just NINE." Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 12 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.