This brand is a client of Delta Galil Industries, an Israeli textile manufacturer with production facilities in illegal West Bank settlements. These settlements violate international law and represent a broader system of apartheid, forced displacement, and military occupation. Despite decades of advocacy and investigation, Delta Galil continues to operate in these zones, supplying or manufacturing for dozens of major global fashion brands. These include Nike, Adidas, Victoria’s Secret, Hugo Boss, and Columbia, among others.
By sourcing from Delta Galil, these brands are directly entangled in the economics of occupation. They benefit from cheap labor, tax incentives, and production capacity built on expropriated Palestinian land. Human rights violations, exploitation, and political complicity are not incidental to these operations, they are embedded in the supply chain.
Nike remains one of the most visible global apparel brands, which gives consumers significant leverage. Its supply chain has long relied on sweatshop labor, worker intimidation, and poverty wages, often in countries with minimal labor protections. Despite decades of scrutiny, Nike has repeatedly failed to provide living wages or ensure independent unionization rights in its factories. These are not isolated incidents, but systemic practices tied to a high-volume, low-cost production model.
The brand’s link to Delta Galil Industries, an Israeli manufacturer operating in illegal settlements, extends Nike’s harm into the political sphere. By maintaining contracts with companies embedded in the infrastructure of occupation, Nike profits from settler colonialism while shielding itself from accountability. Public pressure campaigns, boycotts, and divestments are one of the few ways to cut through this shield.
As a cultural and economic giant, Nike’s choices help normalize exploitative practices across the fashion industry. Targeting the brand puts pressure on an industry leader whose reputation, market share, and bottom line are all vulnerable to consumer dissent. This makes Nike a high-impact target across labor, environmental, and political justice movements.
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