In a move praised by labor activists, Nike Inc. agreed Monday to spend $1.5 million to help workers abruptly laid off last year by two subcontractors in Honduras. The announcement came amid mounting pressure from universities and student groups, who had urged Nike to pay the workers the severance they should have received when the factories closed. Nike had refused for months, saying the workers? compensation was the responsibility of subcontractors. In April, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin made the school the first to end a licensing agreement with Nike, which meant the firm could no longer produce Badgers apparel.
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