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ATT: Tim O´Malley
123 Abbey St. Upper
El Dublin 2


I am very sorry about the article in The Irish Times has given you a bad press and direct fall in the sales.

Unfortunately may I agree with you in that we should have found a solution with the personal text at the shoes faster and better. The case was that no one had imagined that anyone would make use of this opportunity to protest against Nike.

Out of consideration to our image would I like to make clear, that Nike today is one of those companies who do most to improve both working conditions and pays for the employers. Furthermore are we watching over the deals are kept. Our pays are actually more than the average of the local pays, and it would be an unfair competition opposite the local companies, if we pushed the pays more.

Your approach shows clear that Nike still got an image problem and that’s why I have forwarded your letter to our headquarters.

Yours...