Tag: labour rights
No permission slips needed for this excursion
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Take your students on a trip around the world with no need for passports, permission slips or jet lag tablets — just get them to bring their sneakers… Read more »
Sneaky Business Toolkit
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Want to help promote a new global action in support of workers’ rights? The Sneaky Business toolkit provides you with everything you need. Read more »
90,000 workers strike at adidas supplier
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Low wages and inhumane treatment have lead 90,000 workers to strike at an adidas suppler in Vietnam. Read more »
The long march for workers rights begins
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101 people have begun a march across the world to end sneaky business in the global footwear industry. Read more »
Abuse part of daily bread for Converse workers
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Women making Converse sneakers at the Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi have been kicked, slapped and taunted by their supervisors. Read more »
Zara, European brands exploit workers in Bangladesh
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A new report shows that women producing for top European retailers, including Zara, are struggling to survive on poverty wages. Read more »
My thoughts on democracy and protest
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As workers, getting our message or opinion across to multinational corporations can be difficult. This is what makes the role of protests so important… Read more »
Sri Lankan garment industry struggles to attract women workers
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As Sri Lankan apparel firms prepare to spend 55 million rupee ($492,061.24 AUD) on a public relations campaign to attract more female workers, union leaders argue that ensuring better working conditions is the best way to improve sector’s image. Read more »
Time for action! Oxfam delivers your messages to The Just Group
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In December last year Herald Sun investigations confirmed that home-based workers in Australia who sew labels such as Portmans and Jacqui-E work under poor conditions with wages as little as $2 an hour. Read more »
2011 Labour Video Competition
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Have you seen a film that has inspired you to support labour rights? LabourStart’s second Labour Video of the Year competition is now open for nominations. Read more »
