In 1992, Cicih Sukaesih led fellow Indonesian factory workers in a strike, part of a movement that led Nike to create its first code of conduct.
She's proud of the example she set. But she described her work as incomplete, as problems remain, including chronically low wages.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-factory-workers-rights-indonesia-advocate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Nike #Indonesia #Labor #Union #Strike #Workers #Advocacy #HumanRights
An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says.
None of the workers The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with in Nike’s second-largest production hub said they earned that much.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-shoe-factory-indonesia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says.
None of the workers The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with in Nike’s second-largest production hub said they earned that much.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-shoe-factory-indonesia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The future of that sneaker boom is being called into question after Bank of America analysts, in a 61-page analysis, concluded that the growth prospects for sports brands are rapidly dimming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/12/markets/sneaker-boom-analysts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #shoes #fashion #adidas #nike #puma
Nike's Crisis and the Economics of Brand Decay
https://philippdubach.com/posts/nikes-crisis-and-the-economics-of-brand-decay/
#HackerNews #Nike #Crisis #BrandDecay #Economics #Marketing #Insights
More details on exactly whose shoes were radioactive in this article (Nike, lol... no mention in the US press, for the most part).
Bloomberg: Radioactive shrimp and sneakers: The global trail leading to Indonesia
"...But in July, inspectors in Los Angeles - then other ports on either side of the US - discovered something strange: shipments of prawns, and Nike branded sneakers, emitting faint traces of man-made radiation. ...
Minuscule particles of the isotope found their way into more than 20 factories, including shrimp being packed into refrigerated containers by one of Indonesia’s largest seafood exporters and at a big factory producing shoes for brands including Nike and Adidas."
#radioactive #nike #shoes #cesium137 #indonesia #radioactiveshrimp
More details on exactly whose shoes were radioactive in this article (Nike, lol... no mention in the US press, for the most part).
Bloomberg: Radioactive shrimp and sneakers: The global trail leading to Indonesia
"...But in July, inspectors in Los Angeles - then other ports on either side of the US - discovered something strange: shipments of prawns, and Nike branded sneakers, emitting faint traces of man-made radiation. ...
Minuscule particles of the isotope found their way into more than 20 factories, including shrimp being packed into refrigerated containers by one of Indonesia’s largest seafood exporters and at a big factory producing shoes for brands including Nike and Adidas."
#radioactive #nike #shoes #cesium137 #indonesia #radioactiveshrimp
The head of Brazil's football federation on Tuesday said he had nixed the much-derided idea of the national team wearing red — the color associated with the ruling leftist party — in the 2026 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/soccer/brazil-nixes-red-jersey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #brazil #2026worldcup #nike
New Puma CEO Arthur Hoeld, a decades-long veteran of cross-town rival Adidas, has the task of turning the brand around and charting a return to profit and growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/companies/puma-boss-adidas-nike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #puma #adidas #nike #fashion #sportswear
