JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Sporting-goods giant Nike Inc. says a decision to give Indonesian workers $1 million in unpaid overtime demonstrates a commitment to fighting workplace misconduct.

A national trade union representing nearly 4,500 employees from the PT Nikomas plant, which makes shoes for Nike, said they worked more than 600,000 hours over a two-year period without pay.

After 11 months of negotiations, the plant in Banten province agreed to reimburse the workers.

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