Nike's Labour Crisis
From Axis Of Justice's website:
In 2003, the workers at the BJ&B factory in the Dominican Republic won a long struggle. Although the company manufactured hats for multi-billion dollar companies like Nike, the BJ&B workers faced sub-standard wages and poor working conditions. After a long struggle, the workers and foreign labor activists managed to win a collective bargaining agreement with the company, which raised their wages up to, and above the legal minimum wage.
So what happens next? Nike starts canceling their orders with BJ&B. The factory starts losing money. BJ&B starts laying off workers. In 2003, BJ&B had 1600 employees. Now it has 250.
Labor activists around the nation plan to hold Nike accountable. They talk about their disdain for sweatshops, but when a company starts treating their workers well, Nike cuts and runs? That is not acceptable.
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posted by k. edward warmoth @ 1:32 AM
2 Comments:
I returned the favor, and linked back to you.
Capital in this period, has no national character. They just go to where wages are lowest.
Contract law, if Nike feels the nead to withdrawal funding, or to withdraw transactions with another company it's in all legality and right to do so. Nike is not accountable for the failings of other companies, only it's own.
THe other company failed due to mismanagement, by making it's primary contractor Nike.
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