Labour Behind the Label
Honduras: Union leaders under threat
Wednesday, 01 April 2009 00:00
1,800 workers at the Jerzees de Honduras factory in Honduras are facing the prospect of unemployment after Russel Corporation closed the factory in February 2009. The closure followed a long campaign by the SITRAJERZEESH union, who had finally won the right to represent workers at the factory. Since the closure was announced several union leaders have received credible threats to their safety and their lives.
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.
Let's Clean Up Fashion 2008
Friday, 12 September 2008 08:30
Britain’s fashion industry is split on paying garment factory workers more in developing countries, a survey of 27 of the top fashion brands reveals today.
DESA Workers Win Supreme Court Case: Buyers must act NOW!
Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:13
Almost a year to the day since DESA workers began their struggle for union recognition, the Supreme Court in Turkey has confirmed that 18 of the workers sacked by the Turkish leather factory had been illegally dismissed as a result of union organising. The Supreme Court rulings represent a significant victory for the DESA workers, including worker-organiser Emine Arslan.
But the struggle is not over yet. DESA management is reported to have renewed its harassment of the protesting workers and have threatened employees who associate with union members. Without your help, the 18 workers may still be out of a job and threats against workers may persist.
Help DESA workers get their jobs back!
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