Nike's dilemma: Is doing the right thing wrong? A child labor dispute could eliminate 4,000 Pakistani jobs.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: December 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: David Montero Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

SIALKOT, PAKISTAN -- In this bustling commercial hub near the Kashmiri border, fortunes seem to rise and fall with the Nike swoosh. Some 80 percent of the world's soccer balls are produced here by Nike and other top sports brands - making Sialkot, a city of 3 million, a model of prosperity in a country where poverty and extremism freely intermingle.

But there is a controversy behind this pot of gold. In November, Nike severed its contract with Saga Sports, its chief supplier, saying Saga's poor ...

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