Dear GLJ Allies,

A few weeks ago, three brave Indonesian garment workers – Dinar, Leni and Dedeh – brought the demands of thousands of garment workers across South and Southeast Asia to Nike’s doorstep. They came in representation of Garteks, GSBI and SPN unions in Indonesia as well as over 20 additional garment worker unions from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. 

On May 28th, the workers and leaders from the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) joined with allies from the Portland Association of Teachers, Oregon Education Association, and Jobs with Justice to visit Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. 

How did Nike welcome these workers, all of whom have spent years producing Nike shoes? 

Watch this video to find out. Then share the video on your personal and organizational social media TODAY to make sure their message reaches all corners of the world. 

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The visit to Nike World Headquarters was just the beginning of a five-city delegation, where the garment worker activists held actions at Nike stores across the country and outside the University of Oregon stadium renovated with millions in Nike profits in 2020 - the exact moment the workers faced a human rights crisis because their wages were slashed. The delegation also filed a major Joint Employer Liability wage and hour complaint on behalf of Nike supply chain workers, which was accepted by the Oregon Labor Commissioner. 

See more of the highlights from the delegation here and read the front-page Oregonian story about the Fight the Heist campaign here.

Labor unions and social movement organizations across the US met with the delegation and saw first-hand the groundbreaking organizing and campaigning led by women garment workers in South and Southeast Asia. And, as Dinar, Leni and Dedeh made clear, Nike is scared of the growing voice of workers. 

All three workers are now back home, back to work, and back to organizing and building power with their coworkers. More than ever, now is the time for allies like you to join the fight for Nike to raise wages and negotiate human rights protections for the workers who make its products. 

Watch and share the video right now. And contact us to join a local committee to support this campaign. 

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In Solidarity,

Noah Dobin-Bernstein

Lead Garment Organizer, Global Labor Justice