Labour Behind The Label

The London 2012 Olympics provides a fantastic opportunity for pupils in the 9-14 age group to learn more about who makes the sportswear and sporting merchandise they buy.  Fair’s Fair brings alive the concepts of human rights, equality and fairness by telling stories of people who make these goods in poorer countries, often working with few rights, and for poverty wages.

The new LBL action card has 2 detachable action postcards.  One to send to the Thai embassy in London calling on the government to repeal the Lese Majeste laws that infringe cotizens rights and for the release of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a prominent Thais human and labour rights campaigner who the Clean Clothes Campaign has worked with over the years.  The other card is addressed to Somyot himself, giving him greetings of hope for the new year and space for your own message of support and solidarity.

You can order this card using the shopping cart function below.  There is a pdf of the complete card that you can browse using the pdf attachment below.

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With your help we can really make changes to the lives of garment workers all over the world.  Every contribution is valuable to us and to the workers we are supporting in their struggle for better conditions.  Now take action here!

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LBL's new Killer Jeans report reveals the shame of the denim industry and its potentially deadly dangers to workers' health.

The real Asda price:
Poverty and abuse in George’s showcase factories

Our latest action card deals with the serious issue of sandblasting and calls for a ban on the practice with specific cards targeting ASDA and River Island that may be detached and sent.

Includes: -

Killer Jeans campaign launch to ban sandblasting in the denim industry; Corporate response to Taking Liberties report; Playfair 2012 protests at IOC conference; Profile on Turkey and Desa case; FEI conference in Edinburgh 2011; Outreach in te Isle of Man; Global news and more.

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