News Forum - Nike defends sweatshops accusation in Thailand

[Thaiger]

Sportswear giant Nike defended itself over accusations it is running sweatshops in Thailand, paying its factory workers 42 baht an hour to make England 2022 World Cup replica jerseys while they make fortunes of profit. Controversy surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar just won’t go away. On Friday, The Thaiger broke a story of an alleged match-fixing scandal on the eve of the tournament while the decision to stage football’s most prestigious competition in the Arab country of Qatar was awarded amid allegations of corruption and human rights violations. As England prepares for their opening fixture of the tournament tonight versus […]

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[Shade_Wilder]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

Sportswear giant Nike defended itself over accusations it is running sweatshops in Thailand, paying its factory workers 42 baht an hour to make England 2022 World Cup replica jerseys while they make fortunes of profit.

 

Not to worry...

The shirts will only be worn until England meets Germany in a shoot-out situation, then will be bundled up and tossed in the back of a closet, never to be seen again.

Oh! Did I mention 1966?

 

[Soidog]

Isn’t 42 baht an hour the minimum wage in Thailand? In which case thousands of businesses are paying the same and getting away with it. So why single out Nike? 

[HiuMak]

Because Nike is deem to have some "Sole" and not "Just do it" like the others.

[LarryB]

On 11/21/2022 at 5:21 PM, Soidog said:

Isn’t 42 baht an hour the minimum wage in Thailand? In which case thousands of businesses are paying the same and getting away with it. So why single out Nike? 

Because they want Falang pay more than Thai?

[Totoro]

Never bought a Nike product and never will. The same same applies to Apple.