Do Nike jobs raise living standards in the long run?
Foreign investment sometimes does this, but only when coupled with support for labor organizing and democratization, with decent pay and conditions, and with commitment to the local economy when things get better. Nike runs in reverse. In Indonesia, “Nike has created 115,000 jobs that pay near-subsistence wages, but even [military] government officials grouse that such operations generate little self-sustaining economic development” [LAW]. Nike’s advertising contract with the University of Michigan … Nike’s propaganda lies … List of references … Nike/UM index … To get involved, email nikerights@umich.
