Although the workers were actually employed by Nike's suppliers, Nike was universally condemned. Brand-name companies have the power to select their suppliers, it was argued, and therefore should accept responsibility for their suppliers 'labor practices.
雖然苛扣員工的只是耐吉的代工廠，但耐吉仍是千夫所指，因為品牌商有權利挑選代工廠，所有責任都要概括承受。