We are going to look at the labour practices of one of the largest brands in the world, Nike.
Discuss the following questions with a partner or group:
- What does the Nike brand symbolize to you?
- Have you ever owned a pair of Nikes? If so, how many?
- Is Nike a sponsor of any athletic teams in your country? What about famous athletes who are paid to represent the brand?
- Do you know of any companies or brands that have controversial business or labour practices?
- Have you ever made a decision not to buy a product for this reason?
- Would you ever pay more for a product that had reputable business practices? Why or why not?
Check your understanding of the more difficult vocabulary words that come up in each video:
- bond (with sb)
- depleted
- dignity
- endorsement
- feces
- hypocrisy
- sewer
- shack
- slum
- sweatshop
- theology
- to get by
- to violate
- ultimatum
- wage
- carcinogen
- fumes
- ramification
- scrap (of sth)
- to be stonewalled
- to be tailed (by sb)
- to exploit
- to flee
- to get by
- to permeate
- toxin