http://cultureofsoccer.com/2006/12/31/three-interesting-stories/ Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:39:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2006/12/31/three-interesting-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Culture of Soccer » Blog Archive » What I’m Reading: May 27, 2007 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:20:56 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2006/12/31/three-interesting-stories/#comment-632 [...] Nike put out a press release this week saying that it had found a new subcontractor to produce its soccer balls. The sportswear giant had suspended its contract with its chief supplier, Saga Sports, due to allegations of child labor and other mistreatment of workers. Many worried, however, that ceasing all production would throw the impoverished Kashmir region of Pakistan into even deeper poverty. It was, as I wrote at the time, a difficult dilemma for Nike. [...] [...] Nike put out a press release this week saying that it had found a new subcontractor to produce its soccer balls. The sportswear giant had suspended its contract with its chief supplier, Saga Sports, due to allegations of child labor and other mistreatment of workers. Many worried, however, that ceasing all production would throw the impoverished Kashmir region of Pakistan into even deeper poverty. It was, as I wrote at the time, a difficult dilemma for Nike. [...]

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