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She Was a Key Voice of the 1990s Labor Movement in Nike’s Indonesia Factories. Today She Relies on Donations From Abroad.

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Nike Says Its Factory Workers Make Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. In Indonesia, Workers Say, “It’s Not True.”

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Nike wants factory workers to earn a decent living. In Indonesia, it’s moved into areas where workers don’t

If you’re among the more than 1 million people who make Nike’s sneakers and apparel around the world, the company says you should be able to support your family. You should earn enough to pay your ...
Oregonian

Nike says its factory workers earn nearly double the minimum wage. At this Cambodian factory, 1% made that much

They are lines in the payroll ledger of a Cambodian baby clothing factory, invisible lives near the bottom of the global economy. There is Phan Oem, 53, who says she clocked up to 76 hours a week ...
Oregonian

Nike says its factory workers make nearly double the minimum wage. In Indonesia, workers say, ‘It’s not true’

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 ...
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Nike says its factory workers make nearly double the minimum wage. In Indonesia, workers say, “It’s not true.”

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 ...