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Wage Strike at Nike Contractor in Cambodia

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published June 4, 2013 at 6:38 AM HST

There’s been another development this week in the relationship between western clothing companies and the southeast Asian factories that often produce their merchandise. This time the company is Nike, and the location is Cambodia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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