# Nike supplier workers in Indonesia and Vietnam take second jobs to get by

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nikes-asian-factories-pay-workers-so-poorly-some-have-taken-second-jobs-collecting-trash-despite-oh-so-woke-sportswear-giants-claims-that-it-is-ethical/
- Published: 2026-10-30T20:55:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T21:07:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252309/Nikes-Asian-factories-pay-workers-poorly-taken-second-jobs-collecting-trash.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Asia, Business, Celebrity, Economy, Entertainment, Space, Technology, World

## Key points

- Some Nike supplier workers say their wages are not enough to live on.
- Workers take side jobs, including collecting bottles and selling food.
- Nike’s living wage commitment faces scrutiny across its supply chain.

## Summary

An investigation found that some workers at Nike supplier factories in Indonesia and Vietnam take second jobs to make ends meet, despite Nike’s stated commitment to living wages. Their accounts raise questions about whether the company’s promise is being met across its supply chain.

Workers reported monthly pay as low as $150 in Indonesia and starting salaries of $236 in some Vietnamese factory adverts. Some collect bottles and scrap, sell food or take cleaning and sewing work; one worker estimated that 70 per cent of her colleagues had second jobs. Nike contracts with 712 factories worldwide, including 183 in Vietnam and 64 in Indonesia.

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