A new set of reports based on recent investigations documents that Nike workers in China continue to suffer deplorable conditions. Nike's code of conduct limits the workweek to 60 hours. Nike advertises with apparent pride that many of its workers are housed in dormitories on factory premises. But the workers in most Nike plants are trapped in the dormitory system. 8- 12 people to a room.
Workers live within the grounds of the factory, with severe limitations on their freedoms.
At two factories, management withholds one month's wages, making it difficult for workers to quit without management's permission if they hope to receive their back pay. In one Nike contractor factory, workers live 12 to a room, and share three toilets for 36 women. Workers pay 35 RMB a month for the privilege of living in this dorm. Nike's Code of Conduct states that the Company will not countenance discrimination in hiring based on gender, marital status, or age, among other worker characteristics. The press release posted here has been provided to Common Dreams NewsWire by one of the many progressive organizations who make up America's Progressive Community .