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Nike's Insane And Poor Women In El Salvador

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I agree with you that it’s insane that people who make Nike merchandise live in extreme poverty due to the miserable payment that they received, while Phil Knight, the owner of the brand has a personal fortune of $5 billion. It’s very unfair that these poor women in El Salvador are getting only 29 cents for each Nike jersey sold for $140 in America.

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