Published: 14 Apr 12 15:00 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20120414-41941.htmlShareTweetGerman sportswear giant Adidas came under pressure on Saturday after a British newspaper reported that its London 2012 Olympics clothing was being manufactured "in sweatshop conditions in Indonesia."
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Workers at nine Indonesian factories with contracts to produce Olympic shoes and clothing for Adidas are working up to 65-hour weeks and earning as little as 5,000 rupiah ($0.55,