September 26, 2003

Nike Agrees to Pay $1.5-Million to Anti-Sweatshop Group

The dispute that brought Nike Inc. and a California labor activist before the U.S. Supreme Court over the company's statements on working conditions in its factories has been settled. And the winner is...an anti-sweatshop group.

Nike has agreed to provide $1.5-million over three years to the Fair Labor Association, a Washington-based group that monitors and reports on labor conditions in overseas factories producing sneakers, athletics gear, and other apparel. It also seeks better

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