Sportswear brands in race to the bottom for Winter Olympics

Sunday, 10 January 2010 20:00

 As Winter athletes gear up for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the sportswear industry that clothes and endorses them continues to promote an even tougher competition - the race to the bottom on wages and conditions for the millions of workers relying on the industry for their livelihoods.

Playfair has asked for top sportswear brands to tell us what they have been doing to clear the hurdles that keep workers in poor conditions and prevent them from getting their rights. As we approach the start of Vancouver 2010 we have released the results. 

None of the brands is moving quickly enough for success to be guaranteed for workers.  This new Playfair campaign calls on the top Sportswear brands to take action now end the race to the bottom and enter into the Olympic spirit of fair play for all.

*Take action! Send a letter to the top CEOs today >>
*See which brands are failing to Clear the Hurdles towards Fair Play in the sportswear industry >>

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Tailored by England.. but made in Indonesia..

Friday, 19 June 2009 09:05

Indonesian workers producing the new England kit, launched before the start of the World Cup 2012 competition are earning poverty wages and toiling in terrible conditions according to an investigation by the UK Sunday tabloid, the News of the World.

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