Completed in 2009, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world, with a height of 829.8 metres (2,722 ft). It shows a typical skyscraper feature: setbacks. A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. When the term was originally used in the 1880s it described a building of 10 to 20 floors but now describes one of at least 40â50 floors.
Beyond the Sweatshop: poverty footprints and supply chains. 1  Oxfam's Poverty Footprint project identifies five social impact metrics - building on the example of successful schemes measuring environmental impact.
These workers are denied their basic working rights and work ridiculously long hours for less pay than youâd get for a night of babysitting the neighbourâs kids. The company then reaps in all the extra profit as they have significantly reduced their costs and these sweatshops workers see none of it.hese workers are denied their basic working rights and work ridiculously long hours for less pay than youâd get for a night of babysitting the neighbourâs kids. The company then reaps in all the extra profit as they have significantly reduced their costs and these sweatshops workers see none of it.