Former employees of a Nike clothing factory in Cambodia said they sometimes saw two or three people taken to an onsite clinic in a day. One described how he carried workers who were too weak to walk.
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Decades After Nike Promised Sweatshop Reforms, Workers in This Factory Were Still Fainting

Workers have been fainting for years in Cambodia’s garment factories, where more than 57,000 people now produce Nike goods. A former medical worker at one of the company’s suppliers blamed overtime hours, among other factors.

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@ProPublica There's something inherently obscene about an underpaid, undernourished, overworked, sleep-deprived, dehydrated, garment worker slaving away in inhumane sweltering conditions, all to make a little hat for babies.
@ProPublica “This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life and your kids work here and your grandkids work here.”