Nike is a multibillion dollar company known worldwide for its sports products like sports equipments, clothing and footwear. Like numerous other multinational companies, Nike has factories all over the globe manufacturing an array of Nike products. It is observed that Nike equipments are manufactured in third world developing countries which include Asian countries like Pakistan, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Case of Nike Employing Child Labor in Pakistan
Child Trafficking – Black market of Vulnerable Children in Asia
Illegal use of children for labor and sexual exploitation has been rampant around the world since decades despite the significant prevention efforts taken by the countries. Trafficking of children is a crime as it exploits the vulnerability of children and a violation of the child rights as it denies the children of their basic rights of living. Child Trafficking exploits the children vulnerable due to their individual, family-related or socioeconomic factors.
Child Marriage – Violation Behind the Veil of Tradition
Child Marriage is an ancient sinful practice still followed in many countries of the world under the excuses of religion, tradition or poverty. Child marriage affects both the boy and girl child; though the girl child is more disproportionately and gravely affected as they are the majority victims of this practice. A girl child is regarded as a burden on the parent’s shoulders and poor people, especially, portray child marriage as a cause as well as consequence of poverty. They trade their girl child in the name of marriage for money, getting rid of their debt or as a resource for attaining greater wealth. Child marriage is a violation of human rights as it deprives the child bride of her basic rights to equality, education, freedom, development and health. In majority of the situations, getting a girl child married is perceived as a matter of honor, morality for the parents and the society.
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