Saturday, 23 May 2020

Do you think Nike was responsible for compensating the workers in Honduras? Why did it change its stance?

Nike Case Study
Read the Nike mini-case at the end of Section 2.8, titled “Was Nike Responsible for Compensating Honduran Factory Workers?” ( see the attachment below)   NOTE the case study links in Section 2.8 are broken please use the following replacement links:
Nike Press Release: Nike Statement Regarding Vision Tex and Hugger (2010) https://news.nike.com/news/nike-statement-regarding-vision-tex-and-hugger
Working In These Times: Honduran Workers Speak Out Against Nike’s Labor Violations (2010)
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5895/honduran_workers_speak_out_against_nikes_labor_violations/New York Times: Pressured, Nike to Help Workers in Honduras (2010)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/business/global/27nike.html
Time Magazine: Just Pay It: Nike Creates Fund for Honduran Workers (2010)
http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2006646,00.html
Nike Press Release: Nike and CGT Statement (2010) https://news.nike.com/news/nike-and-cgt-statement
Then address the following questions, demonstrating the importance of business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
Do you think Nike was responsible for compensating the workers in Honduras? Why did it change its stance?
Did the students, universities, and workers themselves have all of the information they needed before becoming involved in the protest? Are their facts accurate?
Should students be activists? Do companies such as Nike ignore them at their own peril?

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