“Facing pressure from universities and student groups, the apparel maker Nike announced on Monday that it would pay $1.54 million to help 1,800 workers in Honduras who lost their jobs when two subcontractors closed their factories,” NYTimes, 7/26/2010. “Workers’ rights groups say that while many brands boast that they are complying with codes of conduct to protect workers’ rights, the brands at the same time balk at assuming responsibilities when contractors’ violate their obligations to their workers....Nike plays a key role in setting up the worldwide apparel system that its contractors and subcontractors work in...[The company] plays factory against factory, causing them to shave a penny here and a penny there, creating an ultra-competitive environment that drives down wages and gives factory owners virtually no choice but to disrespect workers’ basic rights.”