A sweatshop is a working environment considered by people to be dangerous and difficult. Pay is extremely low and conditions are typically extreme and harsh for employees to sustain.
As shown, the use of sweat shops by Nike gained national attention and outcry for the company to cease work in Indonesia, China, and Vietnam. Nike received the bulk of their sweat shop criticism in the 1990's with the company finally taking responsibility and owning up to their mistakes. Nike is one of the few shoe companies to come forth and admit their use of sweat shops and have since created task forces to monitor and score production shops.
Nike has spent over $10 million dollars adhering to stricter fire safe conditions, air quality, wages, and overtime limits
Nike has since redeemed itself by having "one of the most sought after factories to work at in third world countries"
Nike is known for changing their production methods to better suit the environment.
<http://www.nikebiz.com/crreport/content/about/2-1-0-ceo-letter.php>
Above is a link that directs to the video message and written letter from Nike CEO Mark Parker
He explains Nike's part in working with the changing environment and making products suited to use better resources and create less waste.
The Nike "Trash Talk"
-Basketball shoe made from all recycled Nike products stitched together
-Environmentally friendly rubber that reduces toxic chemicals and "grind", when chemicals from the shoe are worn into roads and pavements from runners.
-Used by the Phoenix Suns
I believe Nike has done a considerable amount to keep the name and image of Nike away from it's past use of sweat shops and use of toxic chemicals to a more environmentally friendly and humane company.
Nike's entire separate web site for corporate responsibility shows their efforts in making the company green and environmentally friendly with support from their CEO's.
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