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| April 2010 Edition | |
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This month in NikeWatch we update you on workers and union leaders who are struggling against serious discrimination in an Adidas supplier factory. We introduce the new Play Fair Campaign for the London 2012 games and report on yet another tragic factory fire in Bangladesh that requires your immediate action. We also feature the inaugural annual labour film awards, a chilling tale of forced labour on Uzbek Cotton Fields as well as the launching of Ethical Clothing Australia—a new look accreditation system for Australian made garments. |
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| Your voices give crucial support to Adidas workers | ||
More than 100 NikeWatch readers took immediate action last month by sending a message to Adidas. These messages provide crucial support to workers who demand fairer treatment by Adidas suppliers. Adidas themselves have admitted there are serious flaws in hiring practices. Several former union leaders, including Hamdani (pictured), have suffered discrimination trying to get jobs in an Indonesian Adidas supplier factory Ching Luh Indonesia. Some heard their applications were ‘lost’, others were told that they were ‘too short’ to be hired. The Oxfam Australia labour rights team recently met with Adidas representatives in Indonesia to ask Adidas to ensure workers enjoy freedom of association and that former union leaders do not suffer discrimination in supplier factories. In the mean time, former union leader Hamdani continues to struggle to regain employment with an Adidas supplier following his unfair dismissal from an Adidas producer five years ago. |
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| Olympic Record for Labour Rights? | ||
The Play Fair 2012 campaign wants the London Games to raise the bar on workers’ rights. The campaign is calling on the organisers of London 2012 and the Olympic movement to ensure that the rights of workers making sportswear and Olympic branded goods are respected. |
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Bangladesh Unions and International Labour Rights Organisations call for immediate action after a devastating factory fire killed at least 21 workers and left a further 50 seriously injured. On the 25th of February at 9.30 pm a fire started on the first floor of the 7 story Garib & Garib Sweater Factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh. As the fire spread workers found emergency exits blocked and the front gate locked— preventing many from escaping. This was the second fire in the factory in less than six months, while the death toll across the Bangladeshi garments industry since 2000 stands at 273. Support garment workers by calling upon the brands, employer and Bangladeshi government to ensure justice for the victims, and improve the industry’s shocking safety record. |
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| Move over Oscars: Labour Film Awards Steal the Stage |
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The Labour Film of the year award will shortly be announced. In the meantime you can view the six extraordinary films shortlisted from more than 200 submissions. These short films are as funny as they are thought-provoking. The films cover diverse issues such as trade unions, CEO culture and climate change. Don’t miss your chance to check them out. |
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| Child Exploitation Unravelled on Uzbek Cotton Fields | ||
Cotton production in Uzbekistan is one of the most exploitative enterprises in the world, an Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) investigation has revealed. EJF estimates that more than 1 million children worked in the 2009 harvest, receiving little or no reimbursement for their arduous labour. Uzbekistan is the world’s 3rd largest cotton exporter, however the country’s shocking labour rights record has prompted several international retailers to review the use of Uzbek cotton in their supply chains. |
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| Our May issue features interviews with Indonesian factory workers and shares latest in labour rights news across the garment sector. |
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