Nike Contractor in Malaysia using forced labour

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An investigation by Australian Channel 7 into the Nike Contractors in Malaysia using forced labour

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: July 22, 2008 at 8:49 am
Author: diendantudodanchu

Length: 00:03:43
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Video Comments:
airwolf2374 (November 28, 2008 at 9:22 pm)
I say throw Nike owners in jail. The bastards!! This is shameful., I'm not buying nomore stuff of Nike after seeing this video.
stormdeuce (November 22, 2008 at 4:17 am)
ha'ah..
support our products!!
aku tengok products d'orang most of it tulis made in taiwan n china jer??xpenah lak tgok made in malaysia..
anyway,benda ni bukan berlaku kat malaysia jer,ada lagi negara lain guna..
child labour lagi..
haa..
HangPC2 (November 10, 2008 at 12:28 am)
Belilah Barangan Buatan Malaysia


JKiNG, CHEETAH, FOREST, ANTIONI...
acemorling (October 24, 2008 at 11:06 pm)
I'm never buying Nike again
dingodingding (October 21, 2008 at 5:02 am)
Great article! I can't believe Nike would think they could get away with doing this.
christineho030390 (August 28, 2008 at 6:59 am)
this is nothing to feel so shocked about this news. many people from poorer country are being treated like this by our government.this video is just one of the example of how our goverment treat them. Everyone in should be treated equally although they are from different countries or different races. this should not happen because malaysia is one of the country which consists of variety races.
LynetteSeminara (September 22, 2008 at 10:50 am)
How is Nike our government? The $800 fee the people pay up front is a room and board fee. The fact of the matter is: people would not work there if they had a better opportunity. We cannot hold their labor conditions to the same standard as ours because it is a different world.
tararep (September 23, 2008 at 12:25 am)
ahhh, but your logic is not sound. as the reporter explained, these people were promised good work and living quarters by the recruiters. as soon as they got to the factory they were forced to sign a contract and give up their passport. They didn't KNOW they would be forced to work for almost nothing and horrible housing and have their passport taken. They were deceived and thus it was not their choice. They thought this was the better opportunity.
strokeandpoke (August 22, 2008 at 8:03 am)
This is nothing new! It's a story repeated all over Asia. Third world labourers working for a pittance - NET salary levels that are meagre even in their own home countries.

Govt's and contractors in these countries have absolutely no sense of social justice. Just a mentality of pure greed and rampant exploitation.

They should outlaw charging workers fees for job placements. New staff pay employers a fee equal to 1 years pay - which is returned to workers as monthly salaries!
v1v1en (August 5, 2008 at 12:41 pm)
While it's no excuse that Nike did not monitor the operation of its contractors, it is the Malaysian company Hytex which should be penalized. This should be a wake-up cal to irresponsible Malaysian organizations that treat people from poorer country like animals. It's such a shame that our HR minister S. Subramaniam try to cover this up. It won't go down well in the next election.