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Two
young Americans travel half-way around the world to learn first-hand
about Nike's Indonesian factory conditions and end up taking on the
world's most profitable sports apparel company in the world. Sweat,
the film, is the journey of Jim Keady and Leslie Kretzu uncovering
the story behind the statistics about Nike factory workers. Viewers
will discover the injustices of Nike's labor practices in the developing
world, specifically in Indonesia, and how Nike's cutthroat, bottom-line
economic decisions have a profound effect on human lives. |
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the
NIKE page
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Tiger
Woods targeted in Nike protest at
Wellington - Aotearoa - New Zealand
A demonstration against golfer Tiger Woods's endorsement of Nike products
was held in Wellington this evening. Woods was on his way to a gala
charity dinner at the Queens Wharf Events Centre for the Steve Williams
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Clean
Clothes Campaign
Nike
now lets you personalize your shoes by submitting a word or phrase
which they will stitch onto your shoes. So Jonah Peretti filled
out the form and sent them $50 to stitch "sweatshop" onto
his shoes. See their response.
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Never-seen-before
excerpts of Michael Moore's interview with Nike CEO Phil Knight
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Nike
takes on Greece
Even
the Greek gods aren't being spared. Last Friday saw multinational
lifestyle company Nike Inc. initiating the first steps in what will
be a US$3.5 million lawsuit against the government of Greece. Nike
is suing Greece for the violation of international copyright agreements
regarding the use of the Nike logo and name on the Temple of Athena
Nike on the Acropolis site.
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