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Oxfam reports

Sector-Wide Solutions for the Sports Shoe and Apparel Industry in Indonesia (2008)
This document, prepared by the Clean Clothes Campaign and Oxfam Australia, sets out clear solutions for sportswear companies and their buyers to the disturbing trend in degrading labour standards in Indonesia.
Offside! Labour Rights and Sportswear Production in Asia
This Oxfam International report finds that sportswear workers in Asia are struggling to earn a living and many face dismissal or threats of violence if they try to form unions. Find out more
Play Fair At The Olympics
This joint report by Oxfam, Global Unions and the Clean Clothes Campaign provides an overview of labour rights conditions in the sportswear industry and outlines the steps that sportswear brands and the Olympics movement can take to ensure that workers' rights are respected.
Ida's Story (May 2003)
Ida made Nikes in the Doson factory in Indonesia for nine years. She couldn't afford to pay for child-care and had to send her children to a distant village to be cared for by grandparents.
Nike in Thailand: Lern's Story (November 2002)
A case study of the experience of one woman (Lern) working in a Thai factory which supplied major brands including Nike, adidas and Fila.
We are Not Machines (March 2002)
This Oxfam Australia report finds that the right of Nike and adidas workers in Indonesia to form and freely participate in unions is not being properly respected. Workers' wages are so low that they cannot afford to support their children and many are forced to send them to live with relatives in distant villages.
Like Cutting Bamboo (September 2000)
Oxfam Australia report on workers' right to freedom of association in Nike supplier factories in Indonesia. This report is no longer online but on request we can email you a full copy of the NikeWatch web pages as at October 2003, including this report.
Sweating for Nike (November 1996)
Oxfam Australia's first report on Nike contract factories in Indonesia. This report is no longer online, but on request we can email you a full copy of the NikeWatch web pages as at October 2003, including this report.

Oxfam speeches

Campaigning against union busting and labour market flexibilisation – with a focus on Indonesia (PDF 35KB)

Asia has been a major destination of corporate investment since the 80s. Here, corporations use their power at the top of their global supply chains to squeeze suppliers, sub-contractors and home-based workers to deliver.

Transcript of speech given by Oxfam's Kelly Dent at the APPEC 2007 Conference Sydney, 1 September 2007.

Other reports

New Balance Goes to China (January 2006) (PDF 920KB)
This special joint report by China Labor Watch and the National Labor Committee reports on wages and conditions in factories producing for New Balance in China.
Assessment of PT Busana Gunung Putri, Bogor Indonesia (April 2005)
An independent report into the July 2003 workers' strike at the Busana Prima Global (BPG) factory, in Bogor, Indonesia. BPG owns several factories in Indonesia and produces sportswear for Le Coq Sportif, Bear USA, Converse, Ecko Red, Hummel, Maui, Penn, Ping and Prostar.
Worker Rights Consortium Assessment re PT Panarub (Indonesia) (September 2004)
At the joint request of adidas and Oxfam Australia, the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) examined the situation for workers at the sport shoe factory PT Panarub. It's findings indicate that while serious labour problems remain in the factory, adidas and PT Panarub are responding positively to the majority of the WRC's recommendations.
Play Fair at the Olympics: the Tae Hwa Indonesia factory (August 2004)
Workers making Fila sportshoes at the Tae Hwa factory face serious problems including sexual harassment, low wages and discrimination against workers who stand up for their rights.
Fair Labour Association (FLA) Year 2 Annual Public Report (August 2004)
Results of FLA investigations in factories producing for FLA member companies including Nike, Reebok and adidas. While it is positive that monitors conduct surprise factory visits and are not selected by the companies, it is important to note that the FLA does not assess whether workers are being paid a living wage.
Industrial Embroidery (August 2003)
The National Labor Committee describes conditions in this factory, which is in the Inhdelua Free Trade Zone in Honduras. They report that it produces for a number of labels including Nike, Gap, Old Navy and Polo Jeans.
Labour Standards in the Sports Goods Industry in India (July 2002)
Report by the India Committee of the Netherlands.
La Lucha Sigue – stories from the people of the Kuk Dong factory (July 2001)
This report by Centro de Apoyo al Trabajador and the Collegiate Apparel Research Initiative is a collection of interviews on the life, work and struggle of workers at the Kuk Dong Factory — a Reebok and Nike supplier in Puebla, Mexico.
Can Corporate Codes of Conduct Promote Labor Standards? Evidence from the Thai Footwear and Apparel Industries (December 2000)
This report by Junya Yimprasert of the Thai Labour Campaign and Christopher Candland of Wellesley College investigates conditions in Thai factories producing for Nike, Reebok and adidas and compares conditions with the companies' codes of conduct.
Nike and the Par Garment factory, Evading Responsibility (December 2000)
When it becomes publicly known that a particular factory is operating under sweatshop conditions then the worst possible outcome for workers is to see the brand cancel orders and move production to other factories which are out of the media spotlight.
Julianto's Story (September 2000)
Julianto worked in an Indonesian factory producing for Nike and adidas. Then he helped organise a strike for better wages and conditions ...
Monitoring the Monitors: A Critique of PriceWaterhouseCoopers's Labor Monitoring (September 2000)
Nike claims that monitoring by PriceWaterhouseCoopers ensures that labour standards are respected in Nike contract factories. In this report MIT Professor Dara O'Rourke concludes that PwC's monitoring methods are significantly flawed and that they paint a false impression of labour conditions.
The Dark Side of Football (June 2000)
Child and adult labour in India's football industry and the role of FIFA by the India Committee of the Netherlands.
Haryanto's Story (January 2000)
Haryanto lost some of his fingers in dangerous machinery and then he lost his job for participating in a union ...
Profile of the Savina factory in Bulgaria (December 1999)
The Clean Clothes Campaign prepared this report based on research visits in April and November 1999. The Savina factory produces for Nike and adidas.
'Beginning to Just Do It' (March 1999)
Follow up report on health and safety conditions in the Tae Kwang Vina factory in Vietnam (see 'Smoke from a Hired Gun' below).
Expenses for Nike Workers in Indonesia (September 1998)
Global Exchange Report on the drastic impact of the economic crisis on workers in Nike factories in Indonesia.
Smoke From A Hired Gun (November 1997)
A Critique of Nike's Labor and Environmental Auditing in Vietnam as Performed by Ernst & Young.
Nike in Vietnam (April 1997)
Vietnam Labor Watch report.
The Globe Trotting Sports Shoe (December 1995)
Christian Aid report on the international sports shoe industry.