Not enough workers were interviewed to make this an accurate analysis. Overview In general, this is a well written, data rich report. However, the actual data collected by the Tuck team paints a very different picture. Many workers in these Nike factories are being paid below the legal minimum wage. Not one worker at Nike's Sam Yang factory reported any savings.
Discretionary income is theoretical at best.
I speak to each of these briefly. The Tuck team apparently did not find this violation of Vietnamese law relevant or interesting enough to merit comment in the main report. The Tuck team uses management provided wage amounts in their calculations. However, a close analysis of their own data contradicts management estimates. The Tuck team's own research shows that management data on wages is simply incorrect.