Walk in My Shoes: Nike's Sweatshops (A Culture Jamming Documentary) | Bonettwork

Summary

Key Points

• The video highlights the stark contrast between Nike's corporate image and the alleged reality of its factory workers' lives in underdeveloped countries. 1:15
• Nike promotes its advanced sport research labs and commitment to making shoes that help athletes run faster and safer. 3:09
• Labor activists accuse sportswear manufacturer Nike of encouraging low wages and inhumane conditions at its factories in Indonesia. 3:27
• Former American soccer pro Jim Keady spent a month living in Tangerang, Indonesia, an industrial suburb of Jakarta, to experience life as a Nike factory worker. 3:36
• Keady lived on the equivalent of a Nike factory worker's wage, which was $1.25 a day, to better understand their living conditions. 3:53
• During his month-long experience, Keady lost 25 pounds and was hungry and exhausted nearly every day. 4:04
• Keady publicly challenged a Nike executive to live with him on factory workers' wages in Indonesia for a month to witness the conditions firsthand. 4:26
• An interviewer offered the Nike executive two tickets to Indonesia, one for himself and one for Keady, to visit the factories and discuss the situation. 4:26
• The Nike executive declined the invitation to travel to Indonesia with Keady and visit the factories. 4:26