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Sports Fashion re: Action
The Clearing the Hurdles campaign is gaining exciting momentum. Hundreds of activists – have been writing to sportswear brands in the last weeks and companies are beginning to feel the pressure. The campaign sets up a rating system that compares the largest sportswear brands on their commitments to labour rights through their policies and practices.
Tragedy Strikes Haitian Garment Workers: Maintaining Hope in the Midst of Disaster
The Palm Apparel t-shirt factory was one of many garment factories in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. When on the 12 January a massive earthquake devastated the Haitian capital, the factory collapsed at its centre, and over 500 shift workers tragically lost their lives. The factory site is thought to have largest death toll of all buildings in the capital.
Photo: Ben Adams/OxfamAUS
Tiger out of the Woods: the Real Scandal in Sports News
For many media outlets, the affairs of sports stars make the perfect scandalous news stories. In recent months the spotlight has shone on Tiger Woods. But the real scandal continues inside the supplier factories of Nike and other sports brands.
Cambodian garment workers demand justice for murdered union leader
Six years after the murder of Cambodian’s most respected union leader, Chea Vichea, garment workers across the country continue to demand justice.
Photo courtesy insideindonesia.org
Indonesian workers lose another hero
Not long after the death of Yeheskiel Prabowo, We are saddened to report that the Indonesian labour rights movement has suffered another tragic loss with the passing of Fauzi Abdullah who died in November, aged 60. He succumbed to lung and liver diseases at his home in West Java, leaving behind his wife and 9-year-old son.
Photo: International Labor Organization
Child labour and forced labour behind many clothes, shoes and soccer balls
The US Department of Labor has released three reports on child labour and forced labour in countries around the globe in an effort to fill the "huge gap in information available to consumers about the processes and labour practices that produce the goods in our markets."
Photo: Junya Yimprasert
Unwrap workers' rights
Oxfam's Unwrapped catalogue offers a unique opportunity to fight urban poverty by 'buying' the gift of human rights for garment workers through Oxfam's international advocacy work.
Don't let union busters Triumph
In dramatic events in the Thai capital, employees of Triumph lingerie have responded to mass sackings by occupying a government building and turning it into a garment workshop.
This Jakarta protester accuses Nike of being 'anti-environment'. Photo: Chris Wangkay/OxfamAUS
Nike needs to know: Does its leather lead to logging?
A damning Greenpeace report has prompted Nike and Adidas to boycott leather from the Brazilian Amazon where cattle-ranching is huge – and a huge cause of deforestation.
Clean Clothes Campaign makes history
Our close ally in Europe, the Clean Clothes Campaign, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Dutch writer and photographer Liesbeth Sluiter has written a history of the movement called Clean Clothes to mark the occasion.
Ground-breaking win for Honduran workers
A massive effort by Honduran workers and supporters around the world has resulted in a big win for those who make Russell Athletic sportswear for the US market.
"It is hard to overstate the significance of this breakthrough."