Many workers also did other jobs after hours. In the sewing and assembling section, people worked between 60 and 70 hours a week. On top of that, Nike says it gives workers free accommodation. But it does not talk about the crammed conditions. I had to share with 12 people a room that would take only four people and we slept on wooden floors without a pillow or even a mat.
Workers are under pressure to reach unreasonable job quotas.
If they don't reach the quota, they have to stay behind without extra pay until they finish. Many workers are often punished for failing to reach quotas. They are made to clean the factory and the toilets or are humiliated. Sometimes supervisors swear at workers and call them 'dog', 'bitch', 'pig' or 'stupid'. In September 1998 a group of workers formed an unofficial organisation to discuss work problems but it was not until last October that they organised themselves and demonstrated for better pay and conditions.