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1. Nike could be fined over $530m for misclassifying thousands of …
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/18/nike-tax-fines-temporary-workers
Description: WEBMay 18, 2023 · Dominic Rushe in New York. Thu 18 May 2023 02.00 EDT. Nike may have misclassified thousands of temporary office workers and faces potential tax fines of more than $530m, according to documents... sweatshops
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2. Nike accused of tolerating sweatshops | World news | The Guardian
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/may/20/burhanwazir.theobserver
Description: WEBMay 19, 2001 · Nike accused of tolerating sweatshops. New report says workers still on low wages despite pledge, reports Burhan Wazir. Burhan Wazir. Sat 19 May 2001 19.29 EDT. Nike employees continue to...
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3. How Nike Fixed Its Sweatshop Image - Business Insider
Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-nike-fixed-its-sweatshop-image-2015-6
Description: WEBJun 6, 2015 · How Nike shed its sweatshop image to dominate the shoe industry. Protesters alleged that Nike didn't pay workers enough, leading to boycotts. Reuters. Nike is the undisputed leader of athletic ...
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4. Your favorite Nikes might be made from forced labor. Here’s why.
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/17/your-favorite-nikes-might-be-made-forced-labor-heres-why/
Description: WEBMar 17, 2020 · Opinion Your favorite Nikes might be made from forced labor. Here’s why. By Vicky Xiuzhong Xu. and. James Leibold. March 17, 2020 at 9:21 a.m. EDT. A wall alongside the Qingdao Taekwang Shoes Co ...
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5. Nike sweatshops - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_sweatshops
Description: WEBNike sweatshops. Nike, Inc. has been accused of using sweatshops and worker abuse to produce footwear and apparel in East Asia. After rising prices and the increasing cost of labor in Korean and Taiwanese factories, Nike began contracting in countries elsewhere in Asia, which includes parts of India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
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6. The China Challenge: The Stain of Forced Labor on Nike Shoes
Link: https://www.discoursemagazine.com/p/the-china-challenge-the-stain-of-forced-labor-on-nike-shoes
Description: WEBJan 5, 2022 · In March 2020, a damning report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute revealed that the Chinese government was forcing hundreds of young Uyghur women to produce Nike shoes in the Taekwang factory in Laixi City. Nike says the factory has stopped using forced labor.
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7. Nike sweatshops: inside the scandal - New Idea
Link: https://www.newidea.com.au/nike-sweatshops-the-truth-about-the-nike-factory-scandal
Description: WEBNike sweatshops: inside the scandal. After it emerged in the 90s that Nike's factory workers were allegedly toiling in inhumane conditions, the company pledged to fix things. But has anything changed? - by New Idea. 15 Nov 2019.
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8. Nike is facing a new wave of anti-sweatshop protests
Link: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/nike-is-facing-a-new-wave-of-anti-sweatshop-protests/
Description: WEBNike is facing a new wave of anti-sweatshop protests. Read more. ...In the 1990s, [Nike] was plagued by reports that it used sweatshops and child labor. Now, Nike’s sweatshop problem is threatening a comeback. On July 29, students and activists around the world participated in a day of protest against Nike, organized by United Students ...
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9. Nike is facing a new wave of anti-sweatshop protests - Quartz
Link: https://qz.com/1042298/nike-is-facing-a-new-wave-of-anti-sweatshop-protests
Description: WEBAug 1, 2017 · Nike’s sweatshop problem is threatening a comeback. Image: USAS. By. Marc Bain. Published August 1, 2017. Nike is one of the business world’s shining examples of how to clean up an image: In...
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10. How Nike solved its sweatshop problem - The World from PRX
Link: https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/how-nike-solved-its-sweatshop-problem
Description: WEBJul 30, 2016 · Nike wasn't the only or worst company to use sweatshops. But it was the one everybody knew. Transparency doesn't change ongoing reports of abuses, still-low wages, or tragedies like the one in Bangladesh.
