Campaign updates
Bristol Primark Opening Hijacked by Protesters
Thursday, 13 August 2009 00:00
13.8.09: More than 30 demonstrators joined Labour Behind the Label to speak up for workers rights outside the opening of Bristol's new mega Primark store today. As well as giving out leaflets and placard waving, protesters made up sweatshop songs and attempted to infiltrate the store.
Campaigners' concern for workers behind Primark's ”UK Sweatshop” shame
Monday, 12 January 2009 12:18
Labour Behind the Label is calling for fair treatment for workers in two Manchester-based Primark suppliers amid concerns that they may face punishment over their legal status after Primark called in the Border Agency to deal with the issue.
Read more: Campaigners' concern for workers behind Primark's ”UK Sweatshop” shame
Shamed again: PRIMARK pulls out of PR spin conference
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 11:03
Campaign success!
Labour behind the Label campaigners are celebrating after PRIMARK pulled out of the PR Week conference: Taking the drama out of a crisis. PRIMARK's PR chief, Geoff Lancaster was scheduled to share PRIMARK's tricks of the trade on spinning its way out of allegations of human rights abuses. But last week Label behind the Label was informed by the conference organisers, Haymarket Events, that PRIMARK had pulled out having learned that workers' rights campaigners were planning to disrupt the conference to express their outrage at PRIMARK's presence at the conference.
Press Release: PRIMARK pulls out of PR spin conference
Monday, 24 November 2008 17:53
Workers' rights campaigners are today celebrating after PRIMARK pulled out of the PR Week conference: Taking the drama out of a crisis [1]. Associated British Foods (ABF) [2] PR chief, Geoff Lancaster was scheduled to share PRIMARK's tricks of the trade on spinning its way out of allegations of human rights abuses. But last night Label behind the Label [3] was informed by the conference organisers, Haymarket Events, that PRIMARK had pulled out having learned that workers' rights campaigners were planing to disrupt the conference to express their outrage at PRIMARK's presence at the conference.
Read more: Press Release: PRIMARK pulls out of PR spin conference
Press Release: Campaigners to shame PRIMARK at PR spin conference
Saturday, 22 November 2008 17:58
Photo call: 9am Tuesday 25 November
The Grange City Hotel, 8-14 Cooper's Row, London EC3N 2BQ. Nearest tube: Tower Hill
Embargoed: 25 November 00:01
Tara and Stacey from the BBC reality show Blood, Sweat and T-shirts [1] will join Labour behind the Labour [2] campaigners to express their outrage at PRIMARK's presence at a PR conference [3] where they plan to teach other companies how to spin their way out of allegations of human rights abuses.
Read more: Press Release: Campaigners to shame PRIMARK at PR spin conference
