Thursday, October 20, 2016

Working Conditions


Females are 90% of the workers in sweatshops because they are "easy to manage" according to the video. Workers did not have education at youth, so without education they cannot get a proper job. They are payed 30 cents per hour and have to work at least 12 hours a day. The working conditions are very poor for the workers. In the US, mainly the adults of the family are the workers in the family after commonly receiving education. The wages are better because of the laws made for minimum wage, appropriate hours each day, and proper working conditions. These are all common for businesses in the US because of the work laws made.



The workers happiness is very low, but the productivity is very high because they can get payed extra if they do more work. If the workers happiness were to increase, productivity would likely decline. Workers happiness will only increase if they get more money, if they get more money then the productivity will go down because they will not have to work as many hours.


Under Armour is a company that operates internationally and work humanely. I chose this company because I own Under Armour products.




http://investor.underarmour.com/company/corpResponsibility.cfm

Theme parks

Theme parks presentation


Thursday, October 13, 2016

What is a handshake?

Japan

Meet - Japanese people say "Ohayo" "Konnichiwa" or "Konbawa" depending on the time of day. 

Departsayounara means goodbye for a long time. Jaa ne means by more casually.

Accept a gift - The gifts quality is based off of the outside or the wrapping of the gift. 

Share business cards - An essential part of Japanese business etiquette and they give them the card after bowing to the other person. Giving them the card holding two hands shows great respect.  

Italy

Meet
 - Italians say "Buongiorno" for good morning, "Buon pomeriggio" for good afternoon, and "Buonasera" for good evening.

Depart - Arrivederci means goodbye.

Accept a gift - Wrapping a gift in purple symbolizes bad luck and is the color of death.

Share business cards - Present business cards before meeting and give to them by holding with both hands.


Australia

Meet - G'day is a common saying for good day

Depart - Toodle-oo is a common saying for goodbye

Accept a gift - Not a part of Australian business culture

Share business cards - Give them before meeting, not receiving one back is common




http://www.fluentu.com/japanese/blog/how-to-say-goodbye-in-japanese/

Thursday, October 6, 2016

TWN

Hong Kong, China - 7.76HK = $1. Adult = $69.45 Child = $49.61 Senior = $12.89

Japan -  104.02 = $1.  Senior = $192.27 Adult = $288.41 Child = $961.35

Germany - .9euro = $1. Child = $33.33 Adult = $22.22 Child = $16.67

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

In January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 earthquake and left the country devastated. The earthquake destroyed thousands of schools, businesses, homes, and more leaving the country in pieces. Haiti already had a struggling economy, but the earthquake left over a million without a home or a job. With a recorded damage of almost $13 billion, the people of Haiti were living off of less than $2 a day. Any local businesses affected by the earthquake are most likely in ruin. The already scarce resources within the country are now either destroyed or being spread out even thinner among the people. Haiti is making a recovery with the support of the European Union donating over $40 million, rebuilding houses and hospitals, but the country is still in very grave shape.


PHOTO: Houses in a poor neighborhood sit destroyed after an earthquake in this Jan. 13, 2010 file photo in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.



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http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/68105
http://abcnews.go.com/International/years-earthquake-haiti-feeling-aftershocks/story?id=28165070