Behind The Swoosh: Facts About Nike
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Published in 2000, this 33-page booklet looks at the working conditions in overseas shoe factories. Beginning with a page of statistics about Nike and its earnings, it goes on to explore the use on the part of Nike, Reebok, Adidas, and other shoe companies of Third World sweatshops to make their products. Tables that present facts such as this one: "On November 19, 1999, Nike's stock price jumped by 2 1/4 points. Nike CEO...made a one-day gain on paper of $215 million - 10 times the 1999 earniings of 55,000 Indonsesian Nike workers". There is a list of contacts for further information about taking action. The publication is intended as a tool for those involved education and action in academic settings and in union movements, as well as for the general public.
The table of contents includes the following:
Sweatshops: Clothes (Click here for more information), and
Barbie's Trip Around The World (Click here for more information).
This series focuses on the global production line and links between producers and consumers. A facilitator's guide is also available (Click here for more information).
The table of contents includes the following:
- Foul Play: Working Conditions in Overseas Shoe Factories
- Tossing the Ball: The Move Overseas
- Playing Fair: A Living Wage
- Running from Labour Rights
- Beginning to Just Do It
Sweatshops: Clothes (Click here for more information), and
Barbie's Trip Around The World (Click here for more information).
This series focuses on the global production line and links between producers and consumers. A facilitator's guide is also available (Click here for more information).
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