If a U.S. clothing brand buys from overseas suppliers who manufacture clothing using child labor, this is the supplier's problem, and the U.S. company has no reason to be concerned.…
I understand IKEA encountered an issue with Rangan Exports, one of IKEA’s major suppliers, being exposed as using child labor. This was after Rangan Exports had just signed a contract forbidding the use of child labor. The German television that aired the documentary did so in attempts to accuse child labor exploitation and tarnish the brand’s reputation. For IKEA, reputation is important and the negative publicity immediately impacted the financial health of the company as it dealt with public and regulatory pressures.…
of investigation on ALL of IKEA’s suppliers to make sure that all of them are in compliance. If…
When a business has expanded to over 100 countries facing ethical and cultural issues is something that can’t be avoided; and sorry to say child labor laws are not the only ethical or cultural issue the organization has to deal with in the global…
1. if child labor is found taken place, supplier has to implement a corrective action plan. If corrective action is not implemented within the agreed time-frame, or if repeated violations occur, IKEA will terminate all business with the supplier concerned.…
IKEA could terminate the contract with Rangan Export and in this way send a message to other suppliers and to the public that IKEA doesn’t accept child labor, but this legal alternative would drain the company to the access to Indian rug market. The child labor is deeply rooted in Indian culture and probably it would difficult to find a supplier who doesn’t use child labor. Maybe, IKEA would suffer higher cost (this would go again its bottom line to minimize costs to keep prices low) due to switching cost and…
IKEA has decided to make some changes in order for the suppliers to avoid children working in the factories. The reason for this was that customers were not longer buying furniture and IKEA was not getting enough income. Also, IKEA has decided to not appear on the documentary because it will appear worldly publicity if there are other issues beside child labor.…
Child labor has become an ongoing global concern for many years. The practice sweatshops in places such as South America and Asia are responsible for much of the manufactured goods people own today. While hundreds of organized unions and corporations look for answers to this unhealthy working environment for children, no dramatic changes are being done. Due to the massive amount of children being unfairly forced to work, a change isn’t quick to come by. Many different variables play a part in finding a solution to…
IKEA and Marianne Barner are facing a very challenging issue. Because they were blind sided by the child labor issues with their supplier, they had to scramble to respond to the issues in a quick and appropriate manner. IKEA sent a legal team to Geneva to seek input and advice from the International Labor Organization on how to deal with the problem and to find out more about the child labor issues. They also hired a third party agent to monitor child labor practices in India and Pakistan and to conduct random audits to ensure there were no children working. They had all their suppliers sign a legal document stating that if a supplier employed children under legal working age that the contract would be cancelled. Ikea and Marianne felt that these actions would protect them. They reacted to this as a social issue, they did not ignore the problem and just hope that it would go away, they accepted responsibility and moved towards creating a plan to deal with the problem.…
By not buying products that are known to be made by child labor, you are taking the power of the companies since you are not providing their only source of power, money, which will ultimately shut them down or force them to take action if they still want to be in business.…
* Providing some funds for education of children who relate to IKEA’s child labor issues…
1) Marianne Barner, IKEA business area manager for Carpets, should definitely accept the invitation to appear on the upcoming broadcast of the German video program. Indian rugs account for a small part of IKEA`s turnover, maintaining IKEA’s reputation, brand and image is imperative. Thus, Barner must act according to Item 8 of “A Furniture Dealer`s Testament” – “Taking responsibility – A Privilege”. During the video program Miss Barner must admit in calm and cooperative way even when aggressively confronted, that IKEA`s suppliers in India are using child labor. She needs to add that IKEA is currently addressing this issue. As a top manager of IKEA carpet division, she has to explain key points on the case and assure the audience that she personally along with IKEA management will investigate and take appropriate actions to respect and protect above all the lives of the children she had seen in India. As IKEAs vision states: “Creating a better everyday life for the many people”, keeping it in mind and remembering IKEA`s behavioral norm such as “the true IKEA spirit is founded on an willingness to assume responsibility”, Miss Barner is going to up hold these visions.…
-IKEA helps children in India to gain education and and to prevent the from working as a child labour.…
In the end, every stakeholder is better off if our company and other companies use child labour!…
They are even known to use children as young as 5 and slave labour. The industrialization of the fashion industry exploits cheap labour and directly violates major human rights. The workers do not have much of a choice as factories can replace them with any thousands of others willing to work regardless of conditions. Within these factories, they especially exploit females who make up most of the industry. For example, providing maternal benefits, as well sexual abuse, “We heard about the widespread sexual harassment; managers call female workers into the back of the workroom, try to touch and hug them and threaten to fire them if they refuse. We were told of the dehumanizing verbal and physical abuse; managers scream at workers…” (Feminists Against Sweatshops). Additionally, there are many cases of factory fires killing hundreds of workers due to locked doors. Sweatshops often violate two or more Universal Declaration of Human Rights, such as, the right to life and living in freedom and safety (3), no slavery (4), no torture, cruel, or degrading treatment or punishment (5), and the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation on working hours. An example from The Corporation, if one bought a pair of pants a portion of the profit would go to a children’s charity. However, investigators found these pants were made by children in a developing country. These sweatshops exist wherever there is an opportunity to exploit workers who lack knowledge and resources to stand up for…