Her report says Nike rejected initial mediation, arguing its global parent company had already disproven allegations by the publicly funded Australian Strategic Policy Institute about specific suppliers with whom Nike says it no longer has ties. of not sufficiently answering claims that it is sourcing products created through slave labour. In one assessment report, Meyerhoffer accuses Nike Canada Corp. The announcement followssustained criticism by advocates, MPs and Meyerhoffer herself that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government did not give the ombudsperson enough teeth to hold companies to account. The probes are the first investigations her office has launched since it was created by the Liberals in 2018. 'Canadian companies are expected to respect Canadian standards for human rights and environmental protection when they work outside of Canada.'
'These are very serious issues that have been brought to our attention,' Sheri Meyerhoffer, who is the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, told reporters Tuesday.
Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog has announced investigations into a gold-mining corporation and the Canadian branch of Nike over the possible use of forced labour by China's Uyghur minority in their supply chains.
