Twelve years ago this month I got involved in the fight to end Nike's sweatshop abuses. Twelve years is one third of my life. It's somewhat surreal when I think of it like that. In 1997, I was in my ...

Thirteen years ago, St. John’s University assistant soccer coach Jim Keady refused to wear Nike-logoed gear to honor that school’s endorsement deal. He resigned his post and has been campaigning ever ...

Protestors in Portland and around the globe held a day of action against Nike for what they say are unmonitored human rights abuses occurring at Nike production factories abroad. About 20 people ...

Nike is the undisputed leader of athletic brands. Between its Nike and Jordan lines, the company controls a shocking 62% of athletic footwear brand share in the US, more than four times the combined ...

During the 1990s, Nike became controversial after complaints that its Southeast Asia-contracted shoe factories operated sweatshops that exploited workers. Although the matter only involved the Swoosh ...

Georgetown students protesting Nike sweatshops rally in support of a sit-in in the university president’s office. (Georgetown Solidarity Committee) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age ...

Well-publicized college campus protests last fall at Missouri, Princeton and Yale had to do with matters of race. Recently I learned of a different set of issues, those raised by United Students ...

Dana Johnsen stands outside shareholder meeting at Apple's corporate headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Feb. 23. Protesters called on the company to improve working conditions at Chinese factories ...

It’s a good thing that Nike is starting to admit their faults around the topic of sweatshop factories. “Sports goods giant Nike has admitted a series of abuses at its Asian factories, including forced ...

Yesterday, we published a story about how students around the United States are gathering in front on Nike stores in solidarity with workers at a Honduras factory that have lost their jobs because ...

In a move to squelch its sweatshop image, Nike is inviting the public to take a virtual tour of one of its factories in Vietnam. The sports-apparel maker debuted a 12-minute online video Thursday, ...