TNCs

Question 1

What are TNCs?

Answer 1

A large company that operates in multiple countries around the world

Question 2

How do TNCs work?

Answer 2

Headquarters in HICs+
Research and development in HICs
Production in NEEs

Question 3

Benefits of TNCs (6)

Answer 3

Provides wealth and opportunities
More environmentally aware
Teach new skills
Improves quality of life for locals
Cheaper to buy products
Improves technological and medical advances

Question 4

Problems with TNCs part 1(4)

Answer 4

Exploit cheap labour
Poor working conditions (sweatshops)
Overcrowding and slum conditions
Lose jobs

Question 5

What did u find out about Nike? (negatives outside of work place) (5)

Answer 5

Burning rubbish gave cancer-giving toxins
Can only eat 2 meals a day
Not enough money to buy anything extra
Open sewer
9ft*9ft concrete boxes

Question 6

What did u find out about Nike? (positive-ish) (4)

Answer 6

Employ 100 inspectors for 700 plants in 52 countries
Clean and well lit areas
Free education
(Hand picked) worker to talk to

Question 7

What did u find out about Nike? (negatives of the work place) (7)

Answer 7

Overtime (15 hours a day,6/7 days a week)
$1.25
Harassed or even killed
Death threats
Arrested
For a $80 shoe,factory owner gets $20, worker gets $2
Strikes

Question 8

Problems with TNCs part 2 (5)

Answer 8

Not given a livable wage
Poor quality of life
Even more poor working conditions (people)
Hire women for less pay and rights
Environmental degradation