Ethics & Social Responsibility

Many companies/organizations have begun to be more involved in ethics. Some companies do not follow good moral behavior. Gap Inc. does not follow them since recently in a raid was made in a New Delhi factory and they found children as old as 8 sewing clothes that were going to be sent to Gap Inc. Mind you that Old Navy is a retail chain of Gap Inc. Also in 2000, at a senate subcommittee hearing, Gap was contracting work out to Korean and Chinese owned factories but in Saipan which is a territory of the U.S. That way they can acquire clothing for their company with a serious price reduction but still have it as "Made in the U.S". Also within those factories the employees were mainly young chinese women who had to endure working in rough condition, and if they were pregnant, they were forced to get a abortion so they can continue to work. After that happened Gap Inc. quickly ended their agreement with the factories that had child labor. Now Gap Inc. hires Vendor Compliance Officers so they go and visit he factories to make sure everything is running smoothly and matches their code of conduct. Also they have a program called the Uzbek cotton which they are collaborating with human rights groups to address the problem of children picking cotton in Uzbekistan.
Even though Gap Inc/ Old Navy might have a lot of secrets hidden dealing with child labor, they do try to  give back to the world and be socially responsible. Old Navy has a partnership with The Boys and Girls Club of America and Canada to create Camp Old Navy. With this program teenagers are brought in to learn about the working environment and tell them about career opportunities. In 2012 over 700 Old Navy stores participated in the program and over 7000 teenagers participated in having firsthand experience how retail management, sales, and merchandising goes.