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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the 1990s, Nike became controversial after complaints that its Southeast Asia-contracted shoe factories operated sweatshops ...
Anti-sweatshop activist Jim Keady posted a picture on social media of three student-athletes modelling gear with the Nike logo taped over as a symbol of protest. Student-athletes and other members of ...
Regardless of how sturdy his No Sweat-brand sneakers are, Adam Neiman faces a difficult uphill climb taking on Nike in his latest anti- sweatshop campaign. Neiman -- a roofer by trade who runs his own ...
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 ...
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The dispute that brought Nike Inc. and a California labor activist before the U.S. Supreme Court over the company’s statements on working conditions in its factories has been settled. And the winner ...