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Article

20 Sep 2004

Author:
Jobs With Justice & United Steelworkers of America

Steelworkers and Jobs With Justice Call on Nike to End Systematic Labor Rights Violations

Jobs With Justice and United Steelworkers of America representatives led a delegation today that called on Nike at its annual meeting to end what the organizations contend is a systematic violation of workers’ fundamental rights...The United Steelworkers of America has obtained information through international labor allies that Nike is outsourcing Bauer work previously done at...Canadian facilities to a Thai contractor that is forcing employees to work overtime, exposing workers to excess heat and violating local wage laws.