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...Coop in 2001, a factory that produces college gear for the company was reported to be shamelessly abusing its workers, from paying sub-minimum wages to denying access to bathrooms, and illegally firing hundreds who went on strike to demand they be treated like human beings. The conditions at Nike??s Kukdong factory in China were uncovered by the Workers’ Rights Consortium (WRC). When their report on Kukdong was released, universities belonging to the WRC threatened to cut their licenses with Nike if it didn’t make serious changes in its working conditions. Contrary...
Janet C. Smith ’82, a representative from Ivy Planning Group—a management consulting firm that assists companies such as MetLife, Time Warner and Nike??echoed the students’ sentiments, recalling that the traditional firms and internships came knocking when she graduated, as well. As an alum, she said she strongly supports...
Tribe, who was approached by Nike after the California ruling, wrote in an e-mail that he regarded the California Supreme Court’s ruling rejecting Nike??s defense as “outrageous...
...They are an elaborate, corporate cover-up,” she says, noting that Nike??a corporation that has been a major target of anti-sweatshop activism—was a founding member...
...Nike??s prominent presence in the Coop’s athletic apparel section will not spill over into corporate endorsement of the Harvard Athletic Department, said Director of Athletics Robert L. Scalise...