Many factories that produce well know and widely consumed sporting goods such as Nike, adidas have and are producing their goods through the use of a sweatshop. Nike has been accused of using sweatshops since the early 1970s, when it produced goods in South Korea, china and Taiwan. As these countries’ economies developed, workers became more productive, wages rose, and many workers moved on to higher paying jobs. Labour unions also gained more influence. Nike found cheaper labor offered in Indonesia, People's Republic of China, and Vietnam, which prohibited labor unions. When workers demanded additional rights and benefits in these countries, the Nike factories closed and moved to a different location that would enable them to continue operating at a low cost. To this day sporting goods such as Nike still produce their goods in a way that is not supported by most developed countries, and knowing this these companies deny having any control over how their products are produced, as they are done so overseas.