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Article taken from The Guardian, 28 April.
More than a decade after sweatshop labour for top brands became a mainstream issue, the problem still seems endemic across the global clothing and footwear sector.
Displaying items by tag: Nike
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 12:07
PROGRESS: Historic agreement signed with sportswear brands
An historic agreement which follows two years of negotiations between sportswear brands and indonesian trade unions was finally signed on 7th June. The pact which addresses core labour rights issues in Indonesian factories was agreed by Indonesian textile, clothing and footwear unions, major supplier factories and the major sportswear brands, including Adidas, Nike and Puma.
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Latest News
Friday, 06 May 2011 14:59
New report: Sweatshops still supplying high street brands
Friday, 06 May 2011 14:38
An Overview of Working Conditions in Sportswear Factories in Indonesia, Sri Lanka & the Philippines
The Global Union representing workers in the garment industry, the ITGLWF have released a report on working conditions in Asian sportswear supply chains.
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Reports & Guides
Friday, 11 February 2011 14:48
Sweatfree Olympics Playfair Action Card
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Action Materials
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 14:55
Victory for Nike workers in Honduras
In a breakthough for labour rights, Nike has agreed to pay £968,000 to garment workers after the closure of two of its subcontracors in Honduras. The clothing giant finally caved in after a year of mounting pressure from universities and grass roots campaigning by students across the US.
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Global News
Monday, 05 June 2006 10:21
Sweet FA? Football Associations, Workers' Rights, and the World Cup
The world's Football Associations will make over £200m from sponsorship and licensing arrangements this year, while their sponsors are expecting hundreds of millions of pounds in additional revenue from World Cup goods.
Meanwhile, the people stitching the footballs, sewing the shirts and glueing the boots that will earn this money are working late into the night, six or seven days a week, for poverty wages. Those that attempt to form trade unions to try to improve their working conditions are persecuted and often lose their jobs. This report was produced in 2005 by Labour Behind the Label and the TUC.
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