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  2. Nike sweatshops - Wikipedia

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    Nike's usage of sweatshops originates to the 1970's. However, it wasn't until 1991, when a report by Jeff Ballinger was published detailing their insufficient payment of workers and the poor conditions in their Indonesian factories, that these sweatshops came under the media and human rights scrutiny that continues to today.

  3. Jim Keady - Wikipedia

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    Keady publicly refused to support Nike and was forced to resign his position as soccer coach. [1] After resigning, Keady continued to research the conditions in Nike's Sweatshops. He traveled to Indonesia and for a month lived among the Nike factory workers, surviving on the $1.25 per day wage the workers earn. [2]

  4. Jeffrey Ballinger - Wikipedia

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    He was the first writer to report in the media on unethical business practices by shoe and sports apparel manufacturer Nike in the early 1990s. In 1991 he published a critique of Nike's reliance on sub-minimum wages, child labor and bad workplace and labor organizing environment in Indonesia , and followed up with an article he authored for ...

  5. Nike CEO’s involvement in doping scandal raises concern

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    Nike CEO Mark Parker’s involvement in a doping scandal that brought down renowned track coach Alberto Salazar raises questions about whether the company _ or Parker _ will face any repercussions.

  6. Nike, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. [6] It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.

  7. Nike, Michael Jordan Movie Coming Out: NBA World Reacts - AOL

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    The story of Nike signing Michael Jordan is coming to movie theaters, with some big name casting to boot. Legendary actors and close friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming up for a film ...

  8. Nike's New Tiger Woods Ad is Controversial... And Right - AOL

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    Nike probably shouldn't have come right out and said so in their ad. And to be fair, the quote in question was initially uttered by Woods when he was asked whether he was preoccupied with his ranking.

  9. Anti-sweatshop movement - Wikipedia

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    Anti-sweatshop movement refers to campaigns to improve the conditions of workers in sweatshops, i.e. manufacturing places characterized by low wages, poor working conditions and often child labor. It started in the 19th century in industrialized countries such as the United States , Australia , New Zealand and the United Kingdom to improve the ...