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Nike branded merchandise in the Pitt Shop.

Hong Seng Worker Student Solidarity Campaign protests Pitt’s sale of Nike apparel

By Anna Kuntz, Senior Staff Writer March 18, 2024
Some students at Pitt are joining a national movement of schools across the country, calling for the University to cut their contracts with Nike after they claim the company stole $800,000 from workers at the Hong Seng Knitting Factory. The goal of the organization is to hold both Pitt and Nike accountable for the production of clothing they “profit millions of dollars from.”

VIDEO | Pittsburgh Against Fascism in India protest

January 27, 2020

Dozens of Pitt students, faculty and community members gathered on Jan. 26 to protest growing fascism in India and the rest of the world. The protest coincided with the 70th celebration of Indian Republic...

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