Nike Wants Factory Workers to Earn a Decent Living. In Indonesia, It’s Moved Into Areas Where Workers Don’t.
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Nike states that its factory workers should earn a living wage, but an analysis by ProPublica and The Oregonian/OregonLive found that Nike's expansion in Indonesia has undermined this goal. Over the last decade, Nike's supplier employment grew significantly in Indonesian regions where the minimum wage is less than a living wage, specifically in Central and West Java. Meanwhile, Nike's supply chain shrank in areas like Jakarta that pay closer to a living wage. From 2015 to 2023, Nike's suppliers shed 36,000 jobs in higher-wage areas while adding 112,000 jobs in lower-wage areas. Nike's suppliers employ 280,000 people in Indonesia, its second-largest production center. The shift reflects a trend of corporations moving production within countries to areas with lower labor costs.
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