Recent anger over Nike's current endorsement deal reminded me of a period in the 1990s when Nike was facing consumer anger of its labour practices and a strike by Indonesian workers at one of its ...
During the 1990s, Nike became controversial after complaints that its Southeast Asia-contracted shoe factories operated sweatshops that exploited workers. Although the matter only involved the Swoosh ...
Twelve years ago this month I got involved in the fight to end Nike's sweatshop abuses. Twelve years is one third of my life. It's somewhat surreal when I think of it like that. In 1997, I was in my ...
Thirteen years ago, St. John’s University assistant soccer coach Jim Keady refused to wear Nike-logoed gear to honor that school’s endorsement deal. He resigned his post and has been campaigning ever ...
INDONESIAN WORKERS who make shoes for multinational giants Nike and Adidas continue to face sweatshop conditions, according to a new report. Investigators for the Australia-based Oxfam Community Aid ...
Protestors at Nike stores are standing in solidarity with former workers at a Honduras factory who have lost their jobs because Nike has stopped making apparel there. However, Nike has clarified that ...
Ericka Cruz Guevarra / OPB Protestors in Portland and around the globe held a day of action against Nike for what they say are unmonitored human rights abuses occurring at Nike production factories ...