Sinister: calling all lawyers! urgent!

[jessica]

Hi,

Sorry to post this to the list, but I'm in a bind.  I'm writing a paper on
Nike (thesis: Nike exploits women workers in the Pacific Rim), and I
desperately need some legal type of help.  If there are any lawyers reading
this, or if anyone knows a lawyer with email and could forward this, I'd
reallyreally appreciate your replies, as soon as possible.  The more
answers, the better.  When replying, please include your full name,
credentials, the agency you're employed with (if any), your email address
and your office address.  Phone number is optional.  Send all replies to
tinystar at worldy.com.

Basically, what I need to know is this:

1. Define 'exploitation'.

2. Is it up to the parent company or the contractor to enforce labour laws?

3. Should it be the parent company (Nike) or the individual factory owners
who take the blame for rights violations?

4. To what degree is a company responsible for the goings-on it its
factories, in instances where work is contracted out?

5. Should a company ensure that its employees are paid at least subsistence
wage (in instances where this may be above minimum wage)?

6. Can employees be forced to work overtime?  Is it reasonable to
reprimand/punish those that do not wish to work overtime?

7. a. What is usually done when a company's employees register complaints
(such as being verbally abused, forced to run laps around the factories for
not meeting quotas, not having adequate medical care available in the
workplace)?
 b. In a case where it is discovered that the accusations are true, does
the parent company (in an outsourcing situation) have the right to enforce
its own consequences, or must they be dealt with legally?

8. Is it within the realm of the law to request that a factory be closed,
after receiving countless reports of rights
abuses?

9. Is it legal for Nike to wash their hands of the responsibility for the
treatment of workers, in a plant that is ultimately operated by them?

Thanks so much, and please remember to include your name, credentials, name
of company, company address, and email address.  And reply privately -
tinystar at worldy.com.

truly,
jessica
tinystar at worldy.com


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