According to that story, Feng Tay, a longtime Nike partner based in Taiwan, entered into a management agreement with Mexico City-based Rohcal in 1996 to make athletic shoes near Leon, Mexico.
Many people wonder how the decision is made as to when to call a boycott.
That is important question, one which goes to the heart of what our sweatshop movement is about. Campaign for Labor Rights came out of the Central America solidarity movement. A key principle of solidarity is that one group should not decide what is best for another group. That especially means that we in the global north should not be making decisions for people in the global south. Central America solidarity activists have forged strong links with the organizations in Central America which seek to bring fundamental economic and social justice to their own countries.