Nikes dispute with University of Oregon

However, Knight felt that Oregon had broken a chain of trust when they decided to join the Worker Rights Consortium, as opposed to the Fair Labor Association. Oregon did this in response to student activists, and faculty that wanted to take steps to ensure that products sold in the campus store, especially university-logo apparel, were not manufactured under sweatshop conditions.

The cause of this rift between Nike and Oregon was the fact that Nike was a vigorous supporter of the FLA, which was imposed under President Clinton’s policies. The fact that Oregon had decided to support a different Labor rights group was seen as a slap in the face of Nike, which had donated a lot of money over the years in support of the school. Nike felt that the university should have followed the FLA.

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4. If I were the CEO of Nike I would make my factories meet the standards of those in the United States. I believe it is their moral obligation to treat humans equally and to not exploit them for labor and profit. I know this will never happen, but since Nike has made more money than they even need, why not try to benefit society in a positive manner? Share some of the wealth that has been created by the cheap, inhumane labor of the ancestors of those working in the factories now with their descendents.

If I were the President of Oregon I would have sided with the students choice. Even though Nike has donated money, most of the money comes from those attending the school itself, so they should have a major say in the policies of the school. I would have explained my position as president to Nike and asked them to adhere to more strict labor laws in an attempt to sway the student’s opinions.

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