By Catracha Hondurena on April 13, 2010
Nike, workers
Business - Economics
The University of Wisconsin-Madison cancelled its licensing agreement with Nike Inc. on Apr. 9th, becoming the first university to respond directly to the company’s recent labor violations in Honduras. According to Chancellor Biddy Martin, former provost of Cornell University, Nike did not adequately support Honduran workers after two factories shut down abruptly in Jan. 2009. […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 5, 2010
honduras, Nike, workers
Business - Economics, Sports in Honduras
Nike, Inc., a sportswear giant with much of the American retail market cornered, has annual revenue of around $18 billion. Why is it, then, that they are having so much trouble paying the $2.2 million in severance owed to laid-off factory workers in Honduras? Read article here.