Ethics in Production

Nestle is an extremely unethical company that promotes slavery and poor work conditions for its employees. They produce infant formula that violates international regulations for breast milk substitute. They take advantage of cheap prices for their cocoa because they use child slave labor. They also abuse water rights and implement practices harm water sources in their bottled water operations in the U.S. and Brazil. Nestle will not allow a union and shuts down every effort for workers to have a collective bargaining arrangement. They do not practice fair trade and take every advantage they can to exploit workers. Nestle defends these unethical practices with denial and deception to convince people they aren’t a bad corporation. Barrick Gold Corporation is also an example of an extremely unethical company. They are a Toronto based corporation that has allegedly had a part in burning down 130 homes in Papua New Guinea. They have been accused of manipulating Titles in Chile and Australia and leaving toxic levels of arsenic near Tanzania. They are associated with the 60% shrink of glaciers near the Argentina and Chile boarder. They have polluted water resources around the world and take advantage of third world countries and their resources. These companies are able to exploit the resources of third world countries and the people in them because of the demand for these products in the U.S. Consumers cannot directly see what goes into the products they buy from companies like Barrick and Nestle. They are not aware of what takes place or simply turn a blind eye for cheap gold and baby formula. The only reason these companies are able to operate in the manner they do is because the U.S. economy is knowingly or unknowingly supporting their practices. Patagonia on the other hand, is an example of a clothing company that