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Nike CEO says could shift China production over labor strife
Nike Chief Executive Mark Parker said…company was considering shifting its production within China following a...strike…at…Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd…- a $5.6 billion manufacturer…for Nike Inc…, Adidas…and other…brands. Most...workers have...returned to work after the company agreed to some of their demands…[Parker] said Nike was in "close contact" with Yue Yuen…to determine if the labor conditions at the factory violate Nike's...workplace standards, but added Nike had not yet "taken a position on that”…"We want to invest in the partners that are really doing the right thing with the workforce," Parker said…[W]orkers…were protesting…chronically low company contributions to social insurance and housing provident fund accounts…[P]olice placed one...activist in criminal detention…accusing him of causing a disturbance after he distributed information online about the…strike…Nike's workplace code of conduct includes a clause protecting worker compensation and benefits...