We found months when workers were forced to work over 100 hours of overtime per month. We recognize that Vietnam is a poor country but there must be a level of corporate decency for a US corporation operating in Vietnam. Forced overtime at Nike factories in Vietnam is a clear violation of this Article. Inhumane Working Conditions Workers cannot go to the bathroom more than once per 8-hour shift and they cannot drink water more than twice per shift. It is a common occurrence for workers to faint from exhaustion, heat, fumes and poor nutrition during their shifts.
Health care is inadequate.
At the Sam Yang factory, with 6000 employees, one doctor works only two hours a day but the factory operates 20 hours a day. Night shift employees do not have any on-site medical emergency services. Nike dictates the price per shoe and even the cost of operation to its subcontractors forcing them to set high quotas for their workers and to pay low wages. Nike can afford to give some of this profit margin back to its factory workers. Nike can do better Other American companies do employ better labor practices than Nike.