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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Nike gets heat from an ‘unusual’ place?
Jim was committed to finding out the truth about Nike’s factory workers. He devised an experiment where he went to Indonesia to live with Nike factory workers on the wages that workers are paid – $1.25 / day. For one month, he lived on these wages and interviewed countless workers who told stories of forced overtime, starvation wages, sexual harassment, physical violence, and intimidation. He has travelled to Indonesia multiple times over the past 8 years and he is currently producing a feature-length film about the lives of Nike factory workers and his experiences with them – SWEAT
Posted in Just Employment, Just Stuff
Tagged Jersey Shore, Jim Keady, Labour justice, labour practices, Nike, sweatshops, Team Sweat
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