Synopsis
Gap and Nike say their top-selling clothes are made under the strictest ethical codes. Paul Kenyon uncovers some disturbing realities.
- Programme: Panorama
- Episode: Gap and Nike: No Sweat?
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2000
- Geography | Global companies and their practices
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