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Playfair 2012 partner, Anti-Slavery International, has launched The Slavery-Free London campaign. The campaign aims to draw attention to the potential risk of an increase in modern slavery connected to the 2012 Games, and ensure more is done to put a stop it in the run up to, during and after the Games. Read more…
October 4th, 2011
In October, Turkish trade union activist Asalettin Arslanoglu will be touring UK universities to share first hand stories of life in the Turkish textile sector and workers’ struggles to win decent working conditions.
Asalettin is Director of Organising, at the Textile Knitting and Clothing Workers’ Union of Turkey and has regular contact with workers making merchandise for the London 2012 Olympics and leading sportswear brands including Adidas and Nike.
Touring with the speaker will be a photo exhibition detailing the daily lives and experiences of workers in Cambodia producing Adidas goods for the Olympics, by the photo journalist Will Baxter.
You are invited to come to join us.
Events will take place at: UCL, ULU, LSE, University of Newcastle (TBC) and UEA. There will also be a public meeting in London. Read more…
October 3rd, 2011
From the Jarrow Marchers to today’s sweatshop slaves and hard working farmers across the globe, the demands for a decent wage echo through the generations. This year, to mark ‘World Day for Decent Work’ Fairtrade campaigners, trade unionists and anti-sweatshop activists have come together to host a mini film festival in Newcastle on this issue. Read more…
September 29th, 2011
September 21st, 2011
September 14th, 2011
The Playfair 2012 campaign previously wrote to Stella McCartney, who has been commissioned to design a range of Adidas clothing for London 2012, with a request to meet her to discuss our campaign and work with Adidas to improve working conditions in their supply chains. After receiving no reply, Playfair 2012 passed the letter to Adidas with a request to pass it onto Stella McCartney. This is the response we received. Playfair’s comments are below. Read more…
September 5th, 2011
Bathing facility at Malani's boarding house
“I wake up at about 4.00am, so I don’t have to queue for the well. This is the only place we have to bathe at my boarding house. There’s no bathroom or private space.
“I leave for work at about 6.00am. When I leave and when I get home, it’s pitch dark and as you can see, there’s no lighting on the path from the road to the boarding house, so it doesn’t feel very safe. Read more…
August 26th, 2011
August 11th, 2011
August 11th, 2011
The strike at the renovation of Mineirão stadium, in Belo Horizonte finished on June 20. The strike started last Wednesday and the workers demanded wage increase and better working conditions. The strike came to an end after the workers have approved an agreement proposed by the Regional Labour Court of Minas Gerais (MG-TRT). Read more…
July 20th, 2011
