Email writing regarding whether or not to join the organization regarding Nikes Honduran situation - Essay Example

Facultyadvisor@SSJO.com Whether or not to join USAS I just received the email about the situation concerning Nike’s Honduran situation from the boss the other day. I see that the compensation in Honduras by Nike was a rather confusing situation at best. The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) says that they are showing the forcing of payment of restitution to the workers of Hugger and Vision TEX, subcontracted companies of Nike, by Nike to be a success.However, I do not agree with this.

I believe that Nike was not responsible for the practices by Hugger and Vision Tex. But, in my opinion, I do think that once Nike heard about the conditions of the workers at each of these factories that they should have pulled their contracts from these factories and looked for other places to fulfill their orders without violating the rights of their workers. Furthermore, I do believe that Nike changed their stance when Universities in the United States started to pull licensing contracts from Nike and the potential of losing money became a factor.

There really is no way to know for certain whether or not the students, universities, and workers ever received all the information. But after reading a few articles, in my opinion, it looks as a whole no body ever had all the facts. What facts they do have seem to be coming just from the two workers touring the country with the reasoning behind why the two factories closed rather than resolve the situation.And whether or not students should be activists, I do believe that students should try to do something.

I do believe that companies should pay attention to them. But at the same time, companies should also have ways to disclose information to their main offices from their factories as to determine whether or not their standards and practices are being followed.I hope my opinions help you on making a decision whether or not we should be involved with USAS. If you have any further questions, you can reach me by phone at 123-456-7890 or by e-mail at 123456789@email.comSincerely,StudentSSJO member123-456-7890 ReferencesYoshikane, Akito.

"Honduran Workers Speak Out Against Nikes Labor Violations." In These Times. n.p., April 21, 2009. Web. 26 Sep 2011. .