LIB 133 Comprehension Questions Nike Behind the Swoosh PDF

Title	LIB 133 Comprehension Questions Nike Behind the Swoosh
Author	Jasmine Nguyen
Course	American Culture, Identity, And Public Life
Institution	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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LIB 133 American Culture, Identity and Public Life Comprehension Questions Documentary: Nike Sweatshops: Behind the Swoosh (20 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5uYCWVfuPQ 1. How did Jim Keady come to be involved with and concerned about Nike?

Research on Nike sweatshop, labor practices => case study of hipocrisy

2. What is the relationship between American collegiate athletics and major athletic equipment companies?

They are paid to endorse the products

3. What was Jim’s and Leslie Kretsu’s reason for going to Indonesia? What did they hope to accomplish?

- They share same interest in labor rights issue, - Life of Nike factory worker

4. Describe the South Korean Nike factory workers’ living conditions. What were some health issues?

o o o o o o o

Poor living conditions of workers exploitation Unfair rewards/wages ($1.25/day) Their children lack education Lost 25lbs, hunger, energy depleted, sickness Poverty Burning of shoes rubbers => toxins and carcinogens => cancer, health issues

5. Describe the South Korean Nike factory workers’ sweatshop conditions 6. Why didn’t Nike workers protest? Why did they continue to work under the sweatshop conditions?

It’s a survival competition - Life and death issue - They could lose life, attacked - The mafia bosses were brutal to keep workers in line o Julianto  Tried to form independent union  Threatened at gun point  Fled back to his hometown

7. How did the experience of living in workers’ housing on workers’ income effect Jim and Leslie?

frightening

8. Describe the attitude of Nike executives and their management towards Jim and Leslie.

They denied the request - Workers were forbidden to communicate with Jim and Leslie - Threatened of consequences

9. Why do you think Nike CEO Phil Knight reacted the way he did to their questions? Do you think he should have been more concerned about the workers’ conditions?

- He refuted and disregard the issue upon hearing from Jim...