Multinationals must provide a living wage There has been a major controversy with multinationals employing foreign workers at very low wages for punitive hours. Working in atrocious conditions in underdeveloped countries just to produce export goods for Western consumers is usually the only option for foreign workers trying to support themselves and/or their families. In this essay, I will argue that any multinational corporation operating in a developing country must pay its employees not only a living wage, but also provide them with safe working conditions. Exploiting the wages of foreign workers and making them operate in poor conditions will cast a negative light on these multinationals, damaging their reputation. Multinational corporations can be seen as ethically and morally right in some cases by adding a few extra cents to employees' wages to achieve a living wage and also, providing workers with a safe and healthy working environment. There have always been negative attributions attached to the term “sweatshops” or “sweat factory” and there are many legitimate reasons for this. Sweatshops are considered any work environment that involves intensive labor and sometimes child labor that receives unfair compensation in which the employee is unlikely to survive. These workers work extremely long hours in dangerous conditions that could result in serious injury or death. In addition to all these unreasonable conditions, employees may be subjected to mental or even physical abuse by the employer. One of the most important attributes of sweatshops is low employee wages. The main reason... middle of paper... to try to provide for yourself and your family. Once employed, these foreign workers understand that they cannot sufficiently provide for their families, but are trapped in these inadequate conditions due to a lack of opportunities elsewhere. These underlying conditions are what attract the selfish shareholder involved in the “race to the bottom” to increase profit margins. Providing a living wage and ensuring that health and safety are maintained in the workplace will not jeopardize the company's profits due to large profit margins. As a multinational company, fulfilling these duties will shine a positive light on your company's reputation by reducing the amount of workplace injuries and deaths that occur and also offering a wage that demonstrates human dignity to abolish exploitation.