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Cornell University drops adidas for violating workers’ rights

Cornell University announced last Thursday it will cut business ties with adidas, a company the University of Wisconsin-Madison has recently had to consider its own relationship with. In a letter to the company Thursday, Cornell University President David Skorton said the university will stop doing business with adidas effective Oct. 1. Skorton called the apparel industry?s approach to workers? rights ?a critical issue that demands immediate attention.?