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2. Nike sweatshops - Wikipedia

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   Nike sweatshops. Nike, Inc. has been accused of using sweatshops and worker abuse to produce footwear and apparel in East Asia. After rising prices and the increasing cost of labor in Korean and Taiwanese factories, Nike began contracting in countries elsewhere in Asia, which includes parts of India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

3. Converse (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories.Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.

4. Bangladesh famine of 1974 - Wikipedia

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   Bengal famine of 1943. The Bangladesh famine of 1974 ( Bengali: ১৯৭৪-এর দুর্ভিক্ষ, romanized : 1974-Ēr Durbhikkho) began in March 1974 and ended in about December of the same year. The famine is considered one of the worst in the 20th century; it was characterised by massive flooding along the Brahmaputra River as ...

5. List of countries by minimum wage - Wikipedia

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   Netherlands. €1,934.40 (US$2288) per month, and €11.16 (US$13.2) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €3.35 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20. [ 173] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year. 24,925.

6. 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement - Wikipedia

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   The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was an anti-government [ e] and pro-democracy [ f] protest in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring discriminatory traditional and quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive as an ...

7. You Might Be Surprised to Find That These 'US' Brands Aren't ...

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   Fisher-Price Founded in New York in 1930, Fisher-Price has been making reliable children’s toys for nearly a century, having helped popularize the use of plastic for toymaking in the 1950s.