In May 2015, President Barack Obama gave a big speech about dropping trade barriers with other nations. He delivered it on a sunny day at Nike’s world headquarters in Oregon. “Sometimes when we talk ...
Through boom times and, more recently, slumping sales, Nike Inc. has stuck by a key claim about its overseas suppliers: They pay the average factory worker about twice the local minimum wage. It’s a ...
What We Found: A payroll sheet for one Cambodian factory reveals few people making that much, even after years on the job. What Nike Says: The world’s largest sports apparel maker says its suppliers ...
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