Labour Behind the Label
Who foots the bill? Support homeworkers making your shoes
Monday, 03 March 2008 00:00
"Who Foots the Bill?" is a campaign run jointly by Labour Behind the Label and Homeworkers Worldwide, to persuade companies including Clarks and Stylo to acknowledge the presence of homeworkers in their supply chains, ensuring that they work in decent conditions and have access to their rights.
Read more: Who foots the bill? Support homeworkers making your shoes
Tell Primark not to cut and run
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 00:03
Labour Behind the Label is calling on Primark to reverse its decision to cut and run from three Indian suppliers in advance of a BBC Panorama investigation. Panorama has reportedly uncovered the widespread use of subcontracting in the manufacture of embroidered goods, including the employment of home workers under extremely bad conditions and possible instances of child labour.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.
Thailand: Freedom of Expression Denied to Triumph Union Leader
Friday, 05 September 2008 11:51
Labour Behind the Label and The Clean Clothes Campaign are calling on
Triumph International, one of the world’s largest brands of
intimate apparel, to reinstate former union president Jitra Kotshadej
at one of its factories in Thailand. Ms Kotshadej was dismissed after
appearing on national television wearing a campaign t-shirt that the
company claim 'brought them into disrepute'. Take action >>
Read more: Thailand: Freedom of Expression Denied to Triumph Union Leader
Sportswear industry shamed by new allegations on working conditions
Monday, 21 April 2008 00:01
Just four months before the Olympic baton is passed from Beijing to London, the Playfair2008 alliance (supported by the TUC and Labour behind the label) has released a damning, name-and-shame indictment of factory working conditions in the sports wear industry.
Read more: Sportswear industry shamed by new allegations on working conditions
