Nike eases pressure in Honduras

Nike has defused a row over sub-contractor worker rights by signing a wide-ranging $1.5m agreement with union officials in Honduras.

HONDURAS: Nike deal defuses worker row

27 July 2010

Sportswear giant Nike has defused a row over sub-contractor worker rights by signing a wide-ranging agreement with union officials in Honduras.

COMMENT: Nike’s “Just Pay It” surrender inevitable

27 July 2010

Nike’s climbdown in spending US$2m or more on defusing the Honduras supplier row was, according to the Worker Rights Consortium, testament to the “courage” of the sacked workers.

US: Wisconsin University drops Nike on labour fears

12 April 2010

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is to end its licensing agreement with Nike over concerns about the way it treated workers at two shuttered factories in Honduras.

INSIGHT: US textile groups urge end to Honduras crisis

29 September 2009

Trade groups representing US textile and apparel importers and retailers are stepping up their calls for a solution to the political crisis in Honduras after rioting by supporters of the former president hit the production and movement of garments last week.