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Killer Jeans Report
LBL's new Killer Jeans report reveals the shame of the denim industry and its potentially deadly dangers to workers' health.
Bulletin 35 Spring/Summer 2011
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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.
Prada: The Real Price of Luxury
Take action to support hundreds of Turkish leather workers at the DESA leather factory
August 2009: DESA and Deri Is Sign Agreement
August 2009: Labour Behind the Label is delighted to announce the closure of a year-long campaign against the DESA leather factory in Turkey following a protocol agreement signed by DESA and the Deri Is union.
Jan 2009: All Talk, No Action
Following thousands of emails sent by Labour Behind the Label and LabourStart supporters to the main buyers at the factory, DESA management finally agreed to meet with the Deri Is union. However despite a succession of meetings no progress has been made. Not a single buyer had agreed to meet with the Deri Is union or to attend a meeting called by the International Textile Garment and Leather Workers Union, set for the 20th December.
