Thousands of investors meet tomorrow for Nike’s annual meeting, but
there’s a shareholder rebellion brewing over the company’s refusal to pay
thousands of workers in Thailand and Cambodia wages they’re owed.

Let’s make this a public relations nightmare for Nike and force them to
cough up.

Sign the petition calling on Nike to pay workers what they’re owed now.

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John,

Nike won’t pay 4,500 workers in Thailand and Cambodia.

The megabrand made 22 billion dollars alone in 2023. The amount that is
owed to the workers is a mere 0.01% of that profit.

Nike was the poster child of poor labour practices in the 1990s and has
since poured billions of dollars into improving its image, so we know if
tens of thousands of Nike customers demand it coughs up the millions it
owes in unpaid wages, the company will listen.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition for Nike to pay workers what they’re owed now.

During the pandemic, two of Nike’s suppliers, Violet Apparel and Hong Seng
Knitting, failed to follow the law in Cambodia and Thailand, respectively,
illegally depriving their mostly female workforce of what they were owed.
One affected worker has shared:

“When I heard that our factory closed, I felt like I lost
everything...it’s hard to get money for my child’s schooling or to pay the
bank, or for medical treatment when my family is sick.”

According to Nike’s own policies and international law, the brand is
responsible for protecting the rights of all workers who make Nike
products. Adidas, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, and other
brands sourced clothing from Cambodia and Thailand during the pandemic and
have ensured that their workers were compensated – yet Nike refuses and
has sprouted lies to justify its actions.

The amount the workers are owed is a mere 0.01% of Nike’s profits, but
could mean the difference between workers being able to support their
families, and hunger.

[ [link removed] ]Nike: #JustPayIt – pay your workers for the clothes they made you.

We know public pressure works when brands get caught exploiting workers —
HUGO BOSS cut ties with a supplier using forced labour after thousands of
Ekō members flooded BOSS with messages.

Now, let’s hold Nike accountable too.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Vicky and the team at Ekō


P.S. [ [link removed] ]More than 125,000 Ekō members have already signed the petition.
Can you sign and share today to help us get to 150,000 by tomorrow's Nike
shareholder meeting?

More information:

[ [link removed] ]Investor pressure on Nike builds over garment workers' rights
Reuters 05 September 2024
[ [link removed] ]Nike, Ramatax Group urged to compensate Cambodia garment workers
Just Style 25 July 2023
[ [link removed] ]WRC Factory Investigation: Hong Seng Knitting
Worker Rights Consortium
[ [link removed] ]WRC Factory Investigation: Violet Apparel Co. Ltd.
Worker Rights Consortium

 

 

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