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Question : Considering wages , working conditions and job opportunities is the manufacture of goods in countries with low labor cost advantageous to developed and developing countries alike ? Present at least three reasons for your response and give an actual example of a developing country and a product manufactured there that will back up your response to this question

The manufacture of good is advantageous both to the developing country and to the developed country . Several well-known sports goods brands such as Nike , Adidas and Reebok are beginning

to outsource their manufacturing to several developing nations such as China . A company can gain hugely at business if they outsource manufacture to a developing nation that specializes in manufacture

As China has a lower currency that home nation , the wages for the workers in the developing nation are significantly greater . It would be substantially lower cost wise , to manufacture the good in the developing nation than the home nation by the company . Through outsourcing it is also possible to control the cost of the product because the expenses at manufacturing are lower

Another big advantage of outsourcing manufacturing in China is that it would directly be able to improve the working conditions and safety standards at the workplace . Several well-known have set up manufacturing units in developing countries . If the labor conditions or human rights (such as child labor ) are poor , then cameras set up at the manufacturing sites would reveal it and this would result in huge loses Several labor organizations are also set up to implement fair working standards , safety rules and monitor that working conditions do not deteriorate

As success lies in opportunity and innovation , outsourcing has created several job opportunities in China . Companies can outsource manufacturing to a nation that specializes in manufacture . China has been traditional strong at textile manufacture and hence , the benefits of outsourcing would be even greater . This has opened up the job market in the region . Several other textiles MNC 's are investing in the Asian region which has created even greater number of jobs . Organizations training these workers in these fields have opened up and the quality in manufacturing has drastically improved

References

Cox , Carroll (2005 , November 28 . Job Disappearance and Government Spending are Greatest U .S . Threats . The Arizona Conservative HYPERLINK "http /www .azconservative .org /Cox .htm http /www .azconservative .org /Cox .htm

Dusen , Steven Van (1998 . The Manufacturing Practices of the Footwear Industry : Nike vs . the Competition . Retrieved December 19 , 2006 , from University of North Carolina Website : HYPERLINK "http /www .unc .edu andrewsr /ints092 /vandu .html http /www .unc .edu andrewsr /ints092 /vandu .html

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